Theoretical-methodological and ethical aspects in qualitative research in social psychology with a constructionist basis

We infer that scientific rigor of qualitative research is to give visibility to theoretical and methodological decisions and to consider ethical implications arising from the knowledge production process. We adopt the perspective of discursive practices and production of meanings, one of the aspects of social psychology with constructionist basis. For this purpose, we set out in detail the production and analysis procedures carried out in a dissertation on the role of psychologists in the field of HIV/AIDS. We defend the explanation of all steps, adjustments, refinements, incorporations and procedures adopted. The rigor of the knowledge production we defend is based not on the search for rigidity, but on the reach of malleability, which at first sight is contradictory, but when added to the visibility, it is based on the good quality of the research. In addition, we emphasize that an ethical posture is not limited to compliance with Ethical Resolutions.