11 research outputs found
âI Donât See That as a Medical Problemâ: Cliniciansâ Attitudes and Responses to Requests for Cosmetic Genital Surgery by Adolescents
Erratum to ââOperating is the easy partâ: Surgeonsâ decision-making processes and responses to parental requests for elective paediatric appearance-altering facial surgeryâ [J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg 72 (2019) 1379â1387]
Sensitive topics in social research involving children
While there is broad consensus that involving children in research is critically important for understanding their lives, there is considerable caution around their participation in social research on âsensitiveâ issues. Such caution is further amplified by a lack of agreement about what constitutes a âsensitive topicâ. This article draws on data from interviews with a range of Australian stakeholders, including children, parents, researchers, ethics committee members, government and non-government organisation representatives, and other decision-makers, specifically related to the question of âwhat is a sensitive topic?â. While participants identified a range of sensitive topics, findings point to sensitivities being closely linked with the contexts of childrenâs lives and experiences. This requires researchers to approach research in ways that reflect more nuanced understandings of these sensitivities, help address potential concerns and facilitate the development of research relationships that promote ethical conduct of research with children