The ethics and implications of paying participants in qualitative research

Head, Emma

doi:10.1080/13645570802246724

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“…The decision to do so was a personal decision made by all members of the research team. Although there is some controversy regarding the use of financial incentives within research, we do not believe the incentive offered created any ethical issues in relation to women feeling obliged to participate out of financial need, given the voucher format and the relatively low value of the incentive (For a more detailed discussion of ethical considerations when using financial incentives in qualitative research see Head (2009)). All 75 women who received the initial invitation were re-contacted with this offer and the remaining 88 women were sent the modified invitation letter.…”

Section: Recruitment Examplesmentioning

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It’s hard to reach the “hard-to-reach”: the challenges of recruiting people who do not access preventative healthcare services into interview studies

Rockliffe

Chorley

Marlow

et al. 2018

International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well

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In this article, we discuss the challenges faced in recruiting “hard-to-reach” groups for interview studies, specifically those who do not access preventative healthcare services. We do this by reflecting on the varying success of different recruitment methods we have used in two recent studies; one investigating ethnic disparities in human papillomavirus vaccination uptake and another exploring difference in cervical screening non-participation. Engaging new community groups to help with recruitment proved particularly difficult, as did recruiting online. Our most successful recruitment methods included recruiting through community groups with whom we had previously established relationships, recruiting through schools and re-contacting participants who previously completed a related survey. We conclude that successful recruitment is dependent on study awareness and engagement. We urge others to be transparent in reporting recruitment methods in order to benefit the qualitative research community and suggest that details are published as supplementary material alongside qualitative articles in future.

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It’s hard to reach the “hard-to-reach”: the challenges of recruiting people who do not access preventative healthcare services into interview studies

Rockliffe

Chorley

Marlow

et al. 2018

International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well

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“…Paying people for interviews may be coercive, and may conflict with ideas of informed consent being freely given, especially in poor areas (Head 2009, Creed-Kanashiro et al 2005. There is a counter-argument that omitting to make payments (or gift-giving) is unethical.…”

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Practical Ethics in Social Research with Children and Families in Young Lives: A Longitudinal Study of Childhood Poverty in Ethiopia, Andhra Pradesh (India), Peru and Vietnam

Morrow

2013

Methodological Innovations Online

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A great deal of attention is now paid to the ethics of social research. Research governance has expanded, and a burgeoning literature describes the processes, practices and questions that arise in social research with children, families and communities. This paper outlines the approach taken to research ethics within Young Lives, a longitudinal study of childhood poverty in Ethiopia, Andhra Pradesh (India), Peru and Vietnam, co-ordinated by a research team based in the UK. Drawing on fieldwork reports, qualitative data and other material, I offer some 'real life' examples of ethics questions encountered in research, providing insights into the experiences of fieldworkers. The paper emphasises the importance of understanding local contexts in undertaking research with children and families in environments that change rapidly, economically, environmentally and politically. Overall, my aim is to contribute to current debates about research practices, the ethics of longitudinal research with children, and research with children and parents in developing countries.

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“…Ethical considerations regarding incentivized research practices are particularly heightened when research concerns the involvement of vulnerable populations like those economically marginalized (Fry, Hall, Ritter, & Jenkinson, 2006;Head, 2009;Macklin, 1981;McNeill, 1997;Salmon et al, 2010). Arguments surrounding the ethical debate on the use of incentives in research with human subjects typically postulate whether incentives cause undue influence or serve as coercion to participate and compromise the dignity of the subject (Grant & Sugarman, 2004).…”

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“We’ve Been Researched to Death”: Exploring the Research Experiences of Urban Indigenous Peoples in Vancouver, Canada

Goodman

Morgan

Kuehlke

et al. 2018

iipj

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The belief among many Indigenous Peoples of being over-researched, often through questionable research practices, has generated mistrust towards researchers. Despite growing critiques of conventional research practices, understanding of Indigenous Peoples' contemporary research experiences remains limited. The research this article describes was undertaken by a community organization led by Indigenous Peoples who use illicit substances. Community researchers facilitated talking circles to explore the research experiences of peers living in a highly-researched inner-city neighbourhood in Vancouver, Canada. While participants reported distrust towards researchers, this wariness did not preclude participation in research given a context of extreme poverty. Participants noted lack of transparency in research and perceived research as having little benefit to their community. We argue for increased support for Indigenous-led approaches to research that emphasize community concerns and meaningful community participation.

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The ethics and implications of paying participants in qualitative research

Cited by 138 publications

References 10 publications

It’s hard to reach the “hard-to-reach”: the challenges of recruiting people who do not access preventative healthcare services into interview studies

It’s hard to reach the “hard-to-reach”: the challenges of recruiting people who do not access preventative healthcare services into interview studies

Practical Ethics in Social Research with Children and Families in Young Lives: A Longitudinal Study of Childhood Poverty in Ethiopia, Andhra Pradesh (India), Peru and Vietnam

“We’ve Been Researched to Death”: Exploring the Research Experiences of Urban Indigenous Peoples in Vancouver, Canada

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