title: Why do rape survivors volunteer for face-to-face interviews? A meta-study of victims' reasons for and concerns about research participation.
abstract: There is growing interest in understanding how different research methods are perceived by victims of violence and what survivors will reveal to researchers (termed meta-research or meta-studies). The purpose of this project was to conduct a qualitative meta-study on why rape survivors chose to participate in community-based, face-to-face interviews. Participants mentioned four primary reasons for why they decided to participate in this study: (a) to help other survivors, (b) to help themselves, (c) to support research on rape/sexual assault, and (d) to receive financial compensation. Implications for designing research recruitment protocols are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824-1116, USA. rmc@msu.edu
authors.forename: Rebecca
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Campbell
authors.forename: Adrienne E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Adams
mesh_terms: D019548:Crime Victims / Q000191:economics / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care / Q000523:psychology*; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D011902:Rape / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D017741:Survivors / Q000523:psychology*