Despite many efforts aimed to ensure that research participation is autonomous and not
coerced, there exists no reliable and valid measure of perceived coercion for the doubly …

Prison-based research has been limited due to concern that prisoners may represent a
vulnerable population secondary to possible coercion and limited capacity for voluntary …

Understanding motivations of research participants is crucial for developing ethical research
protocols, especially for research with vulnerable populations. Through interviews with 92 …

Background Despite improvements in psychiatric inpatient care, patient restrictions in
psychiatric hospitals are still in use. Studying perceptions among patients who have been …

Abstract [Correction Notice: An Erratum for this article was reported in Vol 32 (6) of
Psychology of Addictive Behaviors (see record 2018-44923-007). In the article, an incorrect …

Nonintervention research examining the correlates and sequelae of suicide, violence, and
child abuse raises unique ethical challenges. Although federal regulations and professional …

Informed consent that is voluntary and made by an individual who is knowledgeable and
competent is a foundational requirement for protecting human subjects from harm and …

A major ethical concern in research with criminal offenders is the potential for abuse due to
coercive influences that may adversely affect offenders' capacity to give voluntary consent to …

Background Community-based participatory research (CBPR) can directly involve non-
academic community members in the research process. Existing resources for research …

This paper introduces the term “structural coercion” to underscore the ways in which broader
social, economic, and political contexts act upon individuals to compel them to enroll as …