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Resumen: Los complejos fenómenos de interés para los científicos de familia requieren el uso de enfoques cuantitativos y cualitativos. Los investigadores de las ciencias sociales se están cambiando a los diseños de métodos mixtos que combinan estos dos enfoques. La mezcla de métodos de investigación es muy prometedora para abordar los temas de la ciencia de familia, pero sólo si los investigadores entienden las opciones de diseño y los procedimientos que acompañan a esta opción metodológica. Las discusiones sobre los métodos mixtos en la literatura de la ciencia de familia son difíciles de localizar, y poco se ha escrito acerca de cómo los científicos de familia aplican este enfoque en la práctica. Este artículo presenta una visión general de los métodos de investigación mixtos, incluyendo su definición, la terminología y los tipos de diseño, y examina cómo se está utilizando con éxito, y se publica en revistas de investigación de familia. Las autoras revisaron la aplicación de diseños de métodos mixtos en 19 estudios, analizan las características de diseño y los problemas que surgieron durante la ejecución. Ellas concluyen con recomendaciones para los científicos de familia considerando el uso de este enfoque. (1543)
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