Compassion Stress and the Qualitative Researcher

Rager, Kathleen B.

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“…Nije rijetkost da se istraživač na terenu osjeća izolirano, a težina iskustava s kojima se susreće može pobuditi sumnju u vlastite sposobnosti i snage jer opterećuju i istraživač se s njima može teško nositi (Richards i Schwartz, 2002. ; Johnson i Macleod Clarke, 2003.; Rager, 2005.). Ovakve reakcije nisu rijetkost, a češće se javljaju kod mlađih istraživača, kojima, unatoč visokim profesionalnim kompetencijama, nedostaje istraživačkog, pa i životnog iskustva.…”

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Etički Izazovi Kvalitativnih Istraživanja U Zajednici: Od Planiranja Do Istraživačkog Izvještaja

Biruški¹

2015

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U radu se daje kritički pregled etičkih izazova koji se javljaju u kvalitativnim istraživanjima. Temeljno je polazište rada da se kvalitativna istraživanja razlikuju od kvantitativnih u metodološkom pogledu, no da etika istraživanja nije suštinski različita, već se razlikuje u intenzitetu, količini i prisutnosti. Ova razlika, međutim, uvjetuje da su etička pitanja u kvalitativnim istraživa-njima više epistemološke naravi i suštinski metodološka, budući da njihovo (ne)rješavanje može izravno utjecati na valjanost i pouzdanost istraživanja. U radu se daje osnovna etička mapa kvalitativnih istraživanja, koja definira proces od pripreme istraživanja, preko prikupljanja podataka, s temeljnim naglaskom na aspekte odnosa istraživača i sudionika, do izvještavanja. U radu se raspravljaju etički aspekti pojedinih faza istraživač-kog procesa, uz poseban naglasak na etičnost izgradnje Dinka Čorkalo BiruškiOdsjek za psihologiju Filozofski fakultet Sveučilište u Zagrebu Izvorni znanstveni članak Primljeno: listopad, 2013. Prihvaćeno: prosinac, 2013 ključne riječi: etika, kvalitativna istraživanja, pristanak na istraživanje, odnos istraživača i sudionika, pozitivna ili aktivna etika. Prof. dr. sc. Dinka Čorkalo Biruški, psihologinja, dcorkalo@ffzg.hr

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Section: Prikupljanje Podataka: Odnos Istraživača I Sudionikaunclassified

Etički Izazovi Kvalitativnih Istraživanja U Zajednici: Od Planiranja Do Istraživačkog Izvještaja

Biruški¹

2015

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“…Cowles (1988) notes that, for researchers engaged in relational fieldwork with participants, observing the intense emotional, personal, and distressing responses and behaviors of others can be emotionally wrenching. The burden of this emotionality can lead to a range of physical and psychological consequences of their involvement in sensitive qualitative research such as guilt, sorrow, identity disruption, desensitization, hopelessness, anxiety, exhaustion, difficulty sleeping, nightmares, gastrointestinal upset, compassion stress, and burnout (Dickson-Swift et al, 2009;Dickson-Swift, James, Kippen, & Liamputtong, 2008;Malacrida, 2007;Rager, 2005;Wray, Markovic, & Manderson, 2007).…”

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Expanding on Notions of Ethical Risks to Qualitative Researchers

Wall

2018

International Journal of Qualitative Methods

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Although qualitative research ethics have typically focused on participant risk, there is a growing recognition that researchers themselves face ethical risks, including the emotional impacts of research on sensitive topics. There is still considerable room for discussion about what it means to conduct sensitive research and how researchers are impacted by such work. In my research about nursing work, I encountered unexpected ethical challenges. These situations included hearing and responding to disagreeable participant statements, listening to distressing stories, managing the high expectations of research participants in terms of the purpose and outcomes of the research, and facing my own potential professional marginalization because of the political nature of my research. By extant definitions, my research might not be considered sensitive. As well, I faced consequences beyond emotional harms. Thus, I propose a broadened understanding of sensitivities in research and their consequences in order to acknowledge the potential for researchers' ethical distress in all qualitative research.

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“…Rager (2005a) explained that for qualitative research processes to be effective, researchers need to be cognitively and emotionally connected with participant's, as this allows researchers to enter participant's "meaning-making" worlds with empathy and can understand them.…”

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“…Literature is available on different methods which researchers can use to improve their self-care when dealing with sensitive topics including journal writing as a reflective tool, peer debriefing, personal counselling, stress management techniques (Rager, 2005b) and family and friend support (Rager, 2005a;DicksonSwift et al, 2009). McCosker et al (2001, suggest that researchers should determine the best number of interviews to take during a week to avoid emotional exhaustion.…”

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“…Scholarly merit should not be the sole priority of sensitive topic research, as researchers need to be aware that their work can impact on themselves, participants, transcribers, analysts and readers (Rager, 2005a). McCosker et al (2001) for example, explained that transcription is not just verbatim copying as the transcriber must also interpret aspects of the research, thus engaging in the process as a human participant too.…”

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Methodological challenges of sensitive topic research with adolescents

Rodríguez

2018

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to focus on the methodological challenges in the design and implementation of an emotionally sensitive topic involving research with adolescents based on a study evaluating the experiences of adolescents and families facing a diagnosis of maternal cancer. Design/methodology/approach This conceptual paper builds an argument based on experiences from the field of qualitative data collection with adolescents and builds on arguments that were identified in the literature to provide with a detailed argument on the methodological challenges that researchers can face while undertaking sensitive research with young people. Findings Carrying out research on sensitive topics is challenging because rigour can be affected by real people experiencing pain, sorrow and other emotions linked to sensitive and difficult moments in their lives. Researchers need to decide how they will deal with the emotional impact that these topics can have on them as people but also continue to carry out high quality research. Originality/value This paper adds to the current body of knowledge by describing the challenges faced in the field carrying out data on sensitive issues with adolescents but it also provides alternatives and solutions on how these limitations can be overcome from early stages of the research design until the dissemination of results.

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Compassion Stress and the Qualitative Researcher

Cited by 84 publications

References 5 publications

Etički Izazovi Kvalitativnih Istraživanja U Zajednici: Od Planiranja Do Istraživačkog Izvještaja

Etički Izazovi Kvalitativnih Istraživanja U Zajednici: Od Planiranja Do Istraživačkog Izvještaja

Expanding on Notions of Ethical Risks to Qualitative Researchers

Methodological challenges of sensitive topic research with adolescents

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