strengths/weaknesses of idiographic approaches

• rich in detail and depth, provides insight into individual experiences, motivations and emotions
• holistic understanding- meaning that it considers the full complexity of behaviour in real world contexts
• weaknesses of idiographic approaches- lacks generalisability- findings are often not applicable beyond the individual case
• subjectivity- may be influenced by researcher bias- lacks scientific rigour
• time consuming- requires significant time and resources to study figures in depth