Paying Project Participants

Dilemmas in Research with Poor, Marginalized Populations

Datos Bibliográficos

ID2501262
AutoresLara Descartes (0000-0002-5938-1456, Brescia University, autor de correspondencia), Marysol Asencio, Thomas O Blank, Thomas Blank (0000-0002-1470-9999)
Año2011
Volumen12
Número2
Páginas218-225
Fecha de publicación2011-10-08
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaAdvances in Social Work (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1527-8565 • E-ISSN: 2331-4125
EditorialIUPUI University Library (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.18060/1897
OpenAlexW1914180469
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas3
Referencias citadas8

This paper presents a case study about issues that can arise in research with marginalized populations. We use our experiences during a focus group conducted with low-income men to discuss how using monetary incentives can lead to ethical and methodological dilemmas, including participants' misrepresentation of their demographic backgrounds to match study criteria. We address difficulties caused by the Institutional Review Board process' inability to account for unanticipated circumstances during fieldwork. We note that any resolution of such dilemmas must prioritize responsible research practice and protecting participants. We also note the need for more research on the impact and ethics of monetary and other incentives in recruiting participants for studies such as ours that include populations from diverse socioeconomic backgrounds. The issues raised in this paper have implications for those considering research design, especially concerning incentives and screening questions

Economics · Focus group · Incentive · Misrepresentation · Political science · Population · Public relations · Socioeconomic status · Sociology · Ethics in Clinical Research · Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life · Law · Psychology · Qualitative Research Methods and Ethics