TY - JOUR
T1 - Interviewing women bereaved by homicide
T2 - assessing the impact of trauma-focused research
AU - Gekoski, Anna
AU - Gray, Jacqueline M.
AU - Adler, Joanna R.
PY - 2012/2/1
Y1 - 2012/2/1
N2 - There have been few empirical studies that assess the impact of participation in trauma-focused research. To contribute to growing knowledge in this area, this study assessed the effects of research participation among 14 women who had been bereaved by homicide. An adapted version of the Response to Research Participation Questionnaire (RRPQ) was implemented as part of a wider study exploring secondary victimization by criminal justice systems; at the end of a qualitative interview, participants were asked three questions designed to assess benefits, harms and regrets associated with participation. All participants gained something positive from participation; half experienced upset; but none regretted participation. Suggestions are made for how researchers can minimize harm and maximize benefit to vulnerable research participants.
AB - There have been few empirical studies that assess the impact of participation in trauma-focused research. To contribute to growing knowledge in this area, this study assessed the effects of research participation among 14 women who had been bereaved by homicide. An adapted version of the Response to Research Participation Questionnaire (RRPQ) was implemented as part of a wider study exploring secondary victimization by criminal justice systems; at the end of a qualitative interview, participants were asked three questions designed to assess benefits, harms and regrets associated with participation. All participants gained something positive from participation; half experienced upset; but none regretted participation. Suggestions are made for how researchers can minimize harm and maximize benefit to vulnerable research participants.
KW - bereavement by homicide
KW - interpretative phenomenological analysis
KW - research ethics
KW - trauma research methodology
KW - women
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84855928136&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/10683161003718692
DO - 10.1080/10683161003718692
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84855928136
SN - 1068-316X
VL - 18
SP - 177
EP - 189
JO - Psychology, Crime and Law
JF - Psychology, Crime and Law
IS - 2
ER -