Ethics in research
support and major life stresses is interested in how parents cope with the
death of a young child. He decides to research the use of Internet sources of
support.
Posing as a parent who has recently lost a child, he
subscribes to several lists and participates in discussions in several chat
rooms.
He prints postings and discussions for his data analyses and
quotes from these transcripts in his publications. What ethical concerns exist?
What additional issues arise if the psychologist harvests
the lists, not as a participant, but by accessing archives?
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