The document discusses the ethical responsibilities of researchers to protect research participants. Researchers must maintain participants' confidentiality by only sharing responses with the research team and anonymizing data by avoiding collection of identifying information. Participants must provide informed consent, understanding the study's purpose, risks/benefits of participation, and right to withdraw. Following these ethical standards helps ensure accurate, error-free data collection that benefits both researchers and participants.
The document discusses the ethical responsibilities of researchers to protect research participants. Researchers must maintain participants' confidentiality by only sharing responses with the research team and anonymizing data by avoiding collection of identifying information. Participants must provide informed consent, understanding the study's purpose, risks/benefits of participation, and right to withdraw. Following these ethical standards helps ensure accurate, error-free data collection that benefits both researchers and participants.
The document discusses the ethical responsibilities of researchers to protect research participants. Researchers must maintain participants' confidentiality by only sharing responses with the research team and anonymizing data by avoiding collection of identifying information. Participants must provide informed consent, understanding the study's purpose, risks/benefits of participation, and right to withdraw. Following these ethical standards helps ensure accurate, error-free data collection that benefits both researchers and participants.
The document discusses the ethical responsibilities of researchers to protect research participants. Researchers must maintain participants' confidentiality by only sharing responses with the research team and anonymizing data by avoiding collection of identifying information. Participants must provide informed consent, understanding the study's purpose, risks/benefits of participation, and right to withdraw. Following these ethical standards helps ensure accurate, error-free data collection that benefits both researchers and participants.
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The researchers have the responsibility to protect the participants all throughout
the study. The Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct of the American
Psychological Association (APA) noted that researchers must be concerned with the
well-being and protection of their respondents and the awareness of the individuals
involved regarding ethical standards of the discipline (Drew, Hardman, & Hosp, 2008).
Based on the third Economic and Social Research Council ethics principle, the
confidentiality of information provided by the respondents and their anonymity must be
respected (The Research Ethics Guide Book, n.d.). Virginia Tech (2017) also stated that
maintaining the confidentiality of information collected from research participants implies
that only the researchers would know the responses of each individual subjects.
Moreover, providing anonymity of information collected from research participants
indicates that the study would not collect identifying information of respondents such as
name, age, address, etc., or the project should not link participants’ responses with their
identities. Nevertheless, before this process can be applied, the participants should be
willing to take part in the study. Through informed consent, participants would
understand their purpose in the study, the potential risks and benefits of their
involvement, and their alternatives to participation (UNC Charlotte, 2017). These ethical
standards would prevent a fabrication of data and consequently, promote the search for
knowledge and truth which is the primary goal of research (Resnik, 2015).
To uphold these ethical standards in the study, the researchers would first give
each respondent a consent form that briefly explains the objectives of the survey,
provides a clear and comprehensive explanation of the research, and how they have
been chosen as participants. The researchers would also make sure that the respondents are willing to answer the given survey-questionnaire. Through this
procedure, the researchers can ensure that the data gathering would proceed smoothly
and efficiently. After the data collection, the researchers would observe the proper
etiquette and protocol of doing research such as maintaining the anonymity of the
participants, confidentiality of the data gathered and security of ideas.
Through the confidentiality of information and survey results obtained from the
participants, voluntary participation, withdrawal right, informed consent, and not using of
any sorts of deception or trickery against the participants, the researchers can ensure
that the data gathered is effective and free of errors. The implementation of these ethics
would not only benefit the data gathered for the study of the researchers but also bring
advantage to the respondents as they are the main beneficiaries of the study.
Drew, C. J., Hardman, M. L., & Hosp, J. L. (2008). Ethical Issues in Conducting
Research. In Designing and Conducting Research in Education (p. 57).
Resnik, D. B. (2015). What is Ethics in Research & Why is it Important?. Retrieved
from: https://www.niehs.nih.gov/research/resources/bioethics/whatis/ The Research Ethics Guide Book (n.d.). Confidentiality. Retrieved from
