Intersubjectivity in psychological research: the researcher’s creativity in the interpretive relationship of data

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https://doi.org/10.1590/0103-6564e230160

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research, intersubjectivity, creativity, interpretation, dialogism

Abstract

This study aims to ponder the creative and, therefore, intersubjective aspect of researchers’ activity in constructing and interpreting data in psychology. For this, the authors’ research experience with online diaries as an original reflective field on the subjective and, consequently, creative dimensions of the interpretive act in research will be considered. The proposed reflective exercise will use previously developed categories to read data in a reverse mirroring as axes for the perspective and reflection on the interpretative process of researchers. This study will discuss how (a) the corporeality of the research subject and (b) the different temporalities in the process of data construction and experience can become expressive axes to generate new meaningful resonances.

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Author Biographies

  • Marina Assis Pinheiro, Federal University of Pernambuco

    Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, PE, Brasil.

  • Clarissa Maria Dubeux Lopes Barros, Faculdade Pernambucana de Saúde

    Faculdade Pernambucana de Saúde, Recife, PE, Brasil.

  • Roberta de Sousa Mélo, Universidade do Vale do São Francisco

    Universidade do Vale do São Francisco, Petrolina, PE, Brasil.

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2025-07-25

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Intersubjectivity in psychological research: the researcher’s creativity in the interpretive relationship of data. (2025). Psicologia USP, 36, e230160. https://doi.org/10.1590/0103-6564e230160