Reactions to Laboratory-Based Trauma Research in a Sample of Incarcerated Women

Abstract

An evidence-based approach to research ethics is critical to ethical research but little is known about how trauma survivors—especially those from vulnerable populations—respond to laboratory-based trauma research. One hundred four incarcerated women ( N = 64 rape survivors) reported their traumatic life experiences, listened to and responded to an audio recording of a dating interaction that culminates in a completed rape, and then reported their responses to their participation. Compared to the control group ( N = 40), rape survivors ( N = 64) had more posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms and these symptoms were associated with more emotional responding. Both groups showed a positive benefit–cost ratio with regard to their participation did not differ on their overall reactions to research participation. These findings suggest that laboratory-based trauma research methods are associated with consistently positive experiences, which can help inform researchers and institutional review boards about the risks and benefits of such research.

Term structure of economic management rate based on parameter analysis of estimation model of ordinary differential equation

“…This chapter also selects the term structure data of interest rates in the securities market and inter-bank market from January 2005 to the end of December 2012. However, in order to compare with the data of the same period in the United States and ensure the robustness of the estimation results of the model, only the yield to maturity data with a maturity of 1-5 years is selected [11]. It should be noted that the variables used in this chapter are calculated according to the logarithmic price of zero coupon bonds.…”

How a study on lived experiences impacted German occupation children – A mixed-method long-term approach

“…According to Newman et al (2006) these concerns had limited the research on trauma related areas of interest for years, preventing traumatized individuals from participating, yet they were based on subjective assessments, measures and biased opinions, vulnerable to common decision making errors, such as common sense and under utilization of base rate information. Fortunately, a growing body of research on respective populations indicates that while a minority of trauma research participants recalls the initial research process as being stressful or challenging, the majority would participate again, have no regrets regarding their participation, and view research as personally beneficial (e.g., Brabin and Berah, 1995;Walker et al, 1997;Newman et al, 1999Newman et al, , 2001Dyregrov et al, 2000;Ruzek and Zatzick, 2000;Disch, 2001;Dutton et al, 2002;Newman, 2002, 2005;Newman and Kaloupek, 2004;Hebenstreit and DePrince, 2012;van der Velden et al, 2013;Lawyer et al, 2021;Robertson et al, 2021), suggesting that talking to trauma survivors might be more beneficial and therapeutically valuable rather than risky or harmful (Bassa, 2011);-provided that the research complies with common ethical principles and respects human rights (Hebenstreit and DePrince, 2012). These results have paved the way for eye-to-eye encounters with trauma survivors in research.…”