方法对比

	在线研究日记	在线半结构化访谈
领域	调查方法论	调查方法论
方法族	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
起源年份	Late 1990s–2000s (digital adaptation of diary methods dating to early 20th century social research)	Late 1990s–2000s (systematic treatment by ~2010)
提出者	Adapted from traditional diary methods; online variant emerged with widespread internet adoption (late 1990s–2000s)	Adapted from face-to-face semi-structured interviewing; online variant emerged with internet adoption in research (Salmons, Mann, Stewart)
类型	Qualitative / mixed-methods data collection	Qualitative data collection technique
开创性文献	Alaszewski, A. (2006). Using Diaries for Social Research. Sage Publications. ISBN: 978-0761941965	Brinkmann, S., & Kvale, S. (2015). InterViews: Learning the Craft of Qualitative Research Interviewing (3rd ed.). Sage. ISBN: 978-1452203867
别名	digital research diary, e-diary research, online reflective journal, web-based research diary	virtual semi-structured interview, remote semi-structured interview, online qualitative interview, video-mediated semi-structured interview
相关	5	5
摘要	The online research diary method is a data collection technique in which participants document their experiences, thoughts, or behaviours in structured or open-ended digital diary entries over a defined period. Delivered via email, web forms, blogging platforms, or dedicated apps, it captures temporally proximate, naturalistic data that retrospective interviews cannot provide. It is widely used in health research, education, psychology, and social sciences.	An online semi-structured interview is a qualitative data collection technique in which a researcher conducts a guided but flexible conversation with a participant over a digital medium — video call, telephone, chat, or email — using a prepared interview guide with open-ended questions while remaining free to probe, reorder, or add follow-up questions as the dialogue unfolds. It combines the accessibility of remote communication with the depth and adaptability of semi-structured inquiry.