Why Do Rape Survivors Volunteer for Face-to-Face Interviews?: A Meta-Study of Victims' Reasons For and Concerns About Research Participation

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 part...

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Published in:Journal of interpersonal violence 2009-03, Vol.24 (3), p.395-405
Main Authors: Campbell, Rebecca, Adams, Adrienne E.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Compensation (Remuneration)
Crime Victims - economics
Crime Victims - psychology
Female
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Helping Relationship
Humans
Interviews
Interviews as Topic
Patient Acceptance of Health Care - psychology
Professional-Patient Relations
Qualitative Research
Rape
Rape - psychology
Recruitment
Research Design
Research Methodology
Sex crimes
Sexual Assault
Studies
Surveys and Questionnaires
Survivor
Survivors - psychology
Victims
Victims of crime
Volunteers
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Summary: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.
ISSN:0886-2605
1552-6518
DOI:10.1177/0886260508317192