Utilizing Participants' Strengths to Reduce Risk of Harm in a Study of Family Estrangement

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ID4615308
AutoresKylie Agllias (0000-0003-3344-1243, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia,, autor correspondente)
Ano2011
Volume21
Fascículo8
Páginas1136-1146
Data de publicação2011-08-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoQualitative Health Research (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1049-7323 • E-ISSN: 1552-7557
EditoraSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/1049732311405065
PMID21464467
OpenAlexW2131828101
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas14
Referências citadas47

In this article I examine some issues involved in researching vulnerable populations and sensitive issues, and the challenges and risks of researching issues of a deeply personal nature. Participants might have complex needs and vulnerabilities, but they also have many resources to ensure their own well-being. I ask researchers to move beyond the minimum standards espoused by human ethics committees, and utilize participant strengths to further reduce the risk of harm. My reflections on a study of older people who were experiencing family estrangement highlight some of the actions that participants used to increase their personal safety. I discuss the usefulness of "strengths" questions in assessing risk and facilitating participant strengths to minimize harm. Finally, I propose a three-way model for reducing risk that involves the "lessons learned" from ethics committees, researchers, and the participants themselves

Engineering ethics · Harm · Applied Psychology · Engineering · Ethics in Clinical Research · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Migration, Health and Trauma · Psychology · Social Psychology