High School Youth's Reactions to Participating in Mixed-Methodological Dating Violence Research.
The present study used a sample of high school youth (N = 218) and a mixed-methodological research design to examine high school students' reactions to participating in focus groups and completing surveys that inquired about dating violence (DV). Results showed that showed that 1.5% (n = 3) of the youth regretted participating in the study and 6% (n = 12) were upset by the study questions; being upset was attributed to personal experiences with DV and being disturbed by peers' responses during the focus group. Furthermore, 49% (n = 99) of the youth reported feeling that they personally benefited from participating in the study for reasons such as learning ways to help friends in situations of DV. Results have implications for conducting mixed-methodological DV research with youth.
University of New Hampshire, Durham, USA Katie.Edwards@unh.edu.
Katie M
KM
Edwards
Ohio University, Athens, USA.
Ellen E
EE
Haynes
University of New Hampshire, Durham, USA.
Kara Anne
KA
Rodenhizer-Stämpfli
D000293:Adolescent; D001290:Attitude; D005260:Female; D017144:Focus Groups; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D000066511:Intimate Partner Violence; D007858:Learning; D008297:Male; D010379:Peer Group; D012106:Research; D035842:Research Subjects; D012574:Schools; D012919:Social Behavior; D013315:Stress, Psychological; D013334:Students; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
dating violence; ethics; intimate partner violence; methodology; reactions; research