Ethical Dilemmas in Research on Internet Communities

Datos Bibliográficos

ID4645795
AutoresSarah Flicker (0000-0001-6202-5519, Public Health Ontario), Dave Haans (0000-0002-9055-081X), Harvey A Skinner (0009-0007-5600-6136, University of Toronto), Harvey Skinner (University of Toronto)
Año2004
Volumen14
Número1
Páginas124-134
Fecha de publicación2004-01-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaQualitative Health Research (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1049-7323 • E-ISSN: 1552-7557
EditorialSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/1049732303259842
PMID14725180
OpenAlexW2113866902
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas44
Referencias citadas22

There has been a rapid growth in the number of articles using Internet data sources to illuminate health behavior. However, little has been written about the ethical considerations of online research, especially studies involving data from Internet discussion boards. Guidelines are needed to ensure ethical conduct. In this article, the authors examine how a youth-focused research program negotiated ethical practices in the creation of its comprehensive health site and online message board. They address three situations in which ethical predicaments arose: (a) enrolling research participants, (b) protecting participants from risk or harm, and (c) linking public and private data. Drawing on the ethical principles of autonomy, nonmaleficence, justice, and beneficence, the authors present practical guidelines for resolving ethical dilemmas in research on Internet communities

Autonomy · Beneficence · Economic Justice · Engineering ethics · Ethical issues · Harm · Internet privacy · Internet research · Political science · Public relations · Research ethics · Sociology · The Internet · Computer Science · Focus Groups and Qualitative Methods · Health Literacy and Information Accessibility · Law · Psychology · Social Media and Politics · Social Psychology