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Ethics Guidelines for Internet-mediated Research by DR CLAIRE HEWSON (EDITOR AND CONVENOR) PROFESSOR TOM BUCHANAN (EDITOR) DR IAN BROWN and others is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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Internet-mediated research (IMR) can raise particular, sometimes non-obvious, challenges in adhering to existing ethics principles. In this document we outline some of the key ethics issues which researchers and research ethics committees (RECs) are advised to consider when implementing or evaluating an IMR study. Regarding each of the four main ethics principles as outlined in the Society’s Code of Human Research Ethics (2021), we highlight issues which may need special consideration in an IMR context, using illustrative examples to explain why. These issues include: the public-private domain distinction online; confidentiality and security of online data; participant anonymity, procedures for obtaining valid consent; procedures for ensuring withdrawal rights; levels of researcher control; and implications for scientific value and potential harm of both participants and researchers. Given the diversity of IMR methods, this document should not be perceived as a comprehensive ‘how-to’ guide for conducting online research, but rather as a reference point for helping researchers to appraise key considerations and make decisions when designing projects which use the internet to gather

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Author

DR CLAIRE HEWSON (EDITOR AND CONVENOR) PROFESSOR TOM BUCHANAN (EDITOR) DR IAN BROWN and others

Publisher

British Psychological Society

Published

2017

Language

EN

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Business, Responsibility And Business Ethics