Ethical Considerations in Using Social Media to Engage Research Participants: Perspectives of Australian Researchers and Ethics Committee Members.
Internet research
human research ethics committee
institutional review board
participant recruitment
participant retention
participant tracing
research ethics
social media
survey research
Journal
Journal of empirical research on human research ethics : JERHRE
ISSN: 1556-2654
Titre abrégé: J Empir Res Hum Res Ethics
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101273949
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Historique:
pubmed:
15
6
2019
medline:
29
6
2021
entrez:
15
6
2019
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Researchers increasingly use social media (SM) to recruit, retain, and trace participants, yet empirical literature investigating the ethics of engaging participants via SM is lacking. We conducted a survey of 401 Australian researchers and human research ethics committee (HREC) members to examine their experience, attitudes, and ethical concerns toward engaging participants via SM. Data revealed that researchers and HREC members share similar concerns and attitudes about using SM in general and in research. We identified a strong demand for additional support, training, and guidance on SM research ethics. This need reflects researchers' and HREC members' limited confidence and knowledge of ethical issues in this context and a lack of awareness of available SM-specific ethical guidelines.
Identifiants
pubmed: 31195884
doi: 10.1177/1556264619854629
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM