Ethical Dilemmas of a Clinician/Researcher Interviewing Women who have Grown up in a Family Where There was Domestic Violence

Scerri, Clarissa Sammut; Abela, Angela; Vetere, Arlene

doi:10.1177/160940691201100201

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“…Johnson and Benight (2003);Newman, Walker, and Gefland (1999);and Walker, Newman, Koss, and Bernstein (1997) report similar results from similar studies. In agreement with Scerri et al (2012), the case studies presented here suggest that skilfully conducted qualitative interviews can be, and often are, a positive intervention in the lives of study participants; they give study participants an opportunity to off-load and to obtain the benefits of talking through their thoughts with an empathetic other. Future research should incorporate rigorous investigation of this suggested benefit as these reported benefits are often collected through informal, ad-hoc follow-up conversations.…”

Section: Discussion: Benefitting From Research and Mitigating Risksupporting

confidence: 82%

“…Qualitative interviews -the cornerstone of many social research studies exploring IPV -have been discussed as a positive intervention by previous researchers (Scerri, Abela, & Vetere, 2012). Griffin, Resick, Waldrop, and Mechanic (2003) investigated the effects of taking part in interviews among domestic violence survivors and found that the vast majority bore no ill effects from the experience, and most described it as a positive experience.…”

Section: Discussion: Benefitting From Research and Mitigating Riskmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Research ethics in practice: lessons from studies exploring interpersonal violence in different contexts

Vearey

Barter

Hynes

et al. 2017

Families, Relationships and Societies

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Studies researching interpersonal violence (IPV) are associated with a range of ethical challenges. In this paper, lessons are drawn from three case studies exploring the experiences of different groups of survivors and perpetrators of IPV in diverse contexts: refugees in the Thailand-Burma border area; partner-violent adult men and female survivors in Ireland; and, school children in five European countries. The ethical -and associated methodological -challenges faced, and the ways in which they were overcome, are presented. Drawing on the case studies presented, the paper concludes that three key areas require special attention when conducting research in this field: accessing and recruiting participants, researcher skills and experience, and appropriate use of data.

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Section: Discussion: Benefitting From Research and Mitigating Risksupporting

confidence: 82%

Section: Discussion: Benefitting From Research and Mitigating Riskmentioning

confidence: 99%

Research ethics in practice: lessons from studies exploring interpersonal violence in different contexts

Vearey

Barter

Hynes

et al. 2017

Families, Relationships and Societies

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“…It was therefore sometimes difficult not to be drawn into their relationships and to feel affected by their struggles, and the violence and abuse they had experienced. Other researchers have discussed vicarious trauma after listening to participants' traumatic and unsettling accounts (Love et al, 2019;Sammut Scerri et al, 2012;Van der Merwe & Hunt, 2019). In this study, researchers were offered regular (group and individual) clinical supervision by a clinical psychologist to process the emotions they experienced from hearing these stories.…”

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confidence: 99%

The Challenges of Conducting Qualitative Research on “couples” in Abusive Intimate Partner Relationships Involving Substance Use

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Undertaking qualitative dyad or couple interviews involving intimate partner abuse and substance use presents considerable ethical, safeguarding, and theoretical challenges throughout the research process from recruitment to conducting interviews and analysis. These challenges and how they were managed are outlined using the experience from a qualitative study of 14 heterosexual “couples” that explored the complex interplay between intimate partner abuse and substance use. Managing these challenges for participants, their families, and researchers included the use of safeguarding protocols and procedures to manage risk and the provision of clinical support for experienced researchers. Researchers often felt drawn into the conflicts and complex dynamics of opposing accounts from the male and females’ relationship which could be emotionally and methodologically taxing. Researchers discussing their analysis and felt experiences with each other provided a reflexive space to manage emotions and stay close to the theoretical underpinnings.

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“…If interviewing a child, debrief afterwards to help them differentiate the real and experimental situations that the interview discussed. (41,56,72) X X…”

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A Scoping Review of Recommendations in the English Language on Conducting Research with Trauma-Exposed Populations Since Publication of the Belmont Report; Thematic Review of Existing Recommendations on Research with Trauma-Exposed Populations

Jefferson¹,

Stanhope²,

Jones-Harrell³

et al. 2020

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Objective: To identify recommendations for conducting public health research with trauma-exposed populations. Methods: Researchers searched Embase, PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, Open Grey, and Google Scholar for recommendations. Trauma that causes psychological impact was our exposure of interest and we excluded clinical articles on treating physical trauma. We reviewed titles and abstracts of 6,234 articles and full text of 174 articles. We analyzed recommendations with thematic analysis, generated questions from the existing pool of recommendations, and then summarized select gaps. Results: We abstracted recommendations from 69 articles in five categories: community benefit, participant benefit, safety, researcher well-being, and recommendations for conduct of trauma research. Conclusions: Gold standards to guide the conduct of trauma-informed public health research do not yet exist. The literature suggests participation in trauma research is not inherently harmful, and current recommendations concern using research to benefit communities and participants, protecting participants and researchers from harm, and improving professional practice. As public health researchers increasingly analyze trauma as a determinant of health, gold standards for the conduct of trauma-informed public health research would be appropriate and timely.

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Ethical Dilemmas of a Clinician/Researcher Interviewing Women who have Grown up in a Family Where There was Domestic Violence

Cited by 17 publications

References 55 publications

Research ethics in practice: lessons from studies exploring interpersonal violence in different contexts

Research ethics in practice: lessons from studies exploring interpersonal violence in different contexts

The Challenges of Conducting Qualitative Research on “couples” in Abusive Intimate Partner Relationships Involving Substance Use

A Scoping Review of Recommendations in the English Language on Conducting Research with Trauma-Exposed Populations Since Publication of the Belmont Report; Thematic Review of Existing Recommendations on Research with Trauma-Exposed Populations

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