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Youth participation in qualitative research: Challenges and possibilities

Schelbe, Lisa, Chanmugam, Amy, Moses, Tally, Saltzburg, Susan, Williams, Lela Rankin, Letendre, Joan·2015·Qualitative Social Work
DOI 10.1177/1473325014556792
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Abstract

Research often excludes youth participants, omitting their social and psychological realities, undermining their rights to participate and benefit from research, and weakening the validity of research. Researchers may be discouraged from including youth due to logistical (e.g. gaining access) or ethical (e.g. coercion risks based on developmental level) concerns. Increased discussion is needed around appropriate methods to use with child and youth participants that manage challenges related to developmental capacities, legal status, power differentials, and unpredictable aspects of qualitative research. This paper pools experiences of six researchers, describing solutions we have developed in studies employing varied qualitative methodologies with varied vulnerable youth subpopulations. We detail successful approaches to access, compensation, consent, assent, and confidentiality. Social work researchers are wellsuited to navigate the challenges, and we share our examples with the aim of facilitating increased youth participation in research.

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Authors
Schelbe, L., Chanmugam, A., Moses, T., Saltzburg, S., Williams, L. R., & Letendre, J.
Affiliations
  • Florida State University (US)
  • The University of Texas at San Antonio (US)
  • University of Wisconsin–Madison (US)
  • The Ohio State University (US)
  • Arizona State University (US)
  • University of Connecticut (US)
Corresponding author
Schelbe, Lisa
ORCID
Venue
Qualitative Social Work
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Published
2014-11-10
Volume
14
Issue
4
Pages
504-521
ISSN
  • 1473-3250 (ISSN-L)
  • 1741-3117
DOI
10.1177/1473325014556792
OpenAlex
W2055612862
Cited by
137
References
50
Citations by year
2026: 18 · 2025: 22 · 2024: 13 · 2023: 20 · 2022: 9 · 2021: 17 · 2020: 10 · 2019: 6 · 2018: 5 · 2017: 9 · 2016: 5 · 2015: 2
FWCI
17.32
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
journals.sagepub.com/page/policies/text-and-data-mining-license (tdm)
Locations
Qualitative Social Work (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Children's Rights and Participation
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Qualitative Research Methods and Ethics
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Participatory Visual Research Methods
Keywords
youth participation in research, research ethics, informed consent, assent, compensation, confidentiality, access to research participants, vulnerable youth, power imbalance, social work research, researcher experience

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Schelbe, L., Chanmugam, A., Moses, T., Saltzburg, S., Williams, L. R., & Letendre, J. (2015). Youth participation in qualitative research: Challenges and possibilities. Qualitative Social Work. https://doi.org/10.1177/1473325014556792