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Ethical and practical considerations for including marginalised groups in quantitative survey research

Lookup NU author(s): Mark AdleyORCiD, Dr Hayley AldersonORCiD, Dr Katherine JacksonORCiD, Liam SpencerORCiD, Professor Amy O'DonnellORCiD

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Abstract

This paper considers the ethical and practical issues of recruiting for, and administering a quantitative survey with marginalised populations. These issues were identified through a focus group discussion, which consolidated and expanded upon informal conversations held previously by five researchers about their experiences of conducting a face-to-face survey (using predominantly quantitative questions) with people who used amphetamine type substances in North East England, UK. Inductive and deductive thematic analysis of the focus group discussion led to the generation of three key themes: researcher positionality, emotions, and role dilemmas; study design; and ethics in practice. This paper therefore aims to extend literature which explores ethical and practical issues involved in studies with marginalised populations. It makes methodological suggestions for how work across a range of disciplines could make face-to-face survey research, and future studies with marginalised populations, more inclusive for both participants and researchers.


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Author(s): Adley M, Alderson H, Jackson K, McGovern W, Spencer L, Addison M, O'Donnell A

Publication type: Article

Publication status: Published

Journal: International Journal of Social Research Methodology

Year: 2023

Volume: 27

Issue: 5

Pages: 559-574

Online publication date: 11/07/2023

Acceptance date: 01/07/2023

Date deposited: 27/10/2023

ISSN (print): 1364-5579

ISSN (electronic): 1464-5300

Publisher: Routledge

URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/13645579.2023.2228600

DOI: 10.1080/13645579.2023.2228600

Data Access Statement: Supplemental data for this article can be accessed online at https://doi.org/10.1080/13645579.2023.2228600


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PR-ST-0416-10001National Institute for Health Research (NIHR)

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