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Interviewing People with Learning Disabilities about Sensitive Topics: A Discussion of Ethical Issues
Author(s) -
McCarthy Michelle
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
british journal of learning disabilities
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.633
H-Index - 39
eISSN - 1468-3156
pISSN - 1354-4187
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-3156.1998.tb00070.x
Subject(s) - confidentiality , interview , anonymity , context (archaeology) , ethical issues , reciprocity (cultural anthropology) , psychology , informed consent , engineering ethics , learning disability , good practice , set (abstract data type) , medical education , social psychology , sociology , medicine , political science , developmental psychology , alternative medicine , law , computer science , engineering , paleontology , pathology , anthropology , biology , programming language
The discussion of ethical issues in this paper are set in the context of the author's PhD research, interviewing women with learning disabilities about their sexual experiences. The ethical concerns addressed include seeking informed consent, establishing confidentiality and anonymity, as well as reciprocity and identification between the researcher and researched. The paper argues for the development of clear principles of good practice.