Safety in Online Research With Women Experiencing Intimate Partner Violence: What About the Children?

Allenby, Rebecca; Dobbs, Terry; Diesfeld, Kate; Raja, Shyamala Nada; Wilson, Denise; Koziol‐McLain, Jane

doi:10.1080/10508422.2016.1140579

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“…The isafe trial supports a differential effect of the Web-based safety decision aid for indigenous Māori women. As the evidence accumulates across the four current (and possibly future) international Web-based safety decision aid trials [47,48,50,52], ethical [53,54], methodological [54,55], theoretical [12,52], and practice knowledge will be gained. Importantly, these 4 studies are all examining the same intervention (with regionalization), measuring common outcomes, with follow-up of at least 12 months.…”

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Efficacy of a Web-Based Safety Decision Aid for Women Experiencing Intimate Partner Violence: Randomized Controlled Trial

Koziol‐McLain¹,

Vandal²,

Wilson³

et al. 2018

J Med Internet Res

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Efficacy of a Web-Based Safety Decision Aid for Women Experiencing Intimate Partner Violence: Randomized Controlled Trial

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Vandal²,

Wilson³

et al. 2018

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“…In a face-to-face study, this would involve checking with participants regularly to ensure that they still consent to take part and that their safety and well-being is not being compromised [ 37 ]. If a researcher is alerted to a woman being in immediate danger, their duty of care obliges them to discuss safety options such as contacting police or DV crisis line [ 32 , 38 ] and compels them to alert authorities if a child is suspected to be in danger [ 39 ]. The anonymity of the Internet, however, requires new strategies to be developed to maximize women’s safety and well-being [ 40 ].…”

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Methodological and Ethical Challenges in a Web-Based Randomized Controlled Trial of a Domestic Violence Intervention

Tarzia¹,

Valpied²,

Koziol‐McLain³

et al. 2017

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The use of Web-based methods to deliver and evaluate interventions is growing in popularity, particularly in a health care context. They have shown particular promise in responding to sensitive or stigmatized issues such as mental health and sexually transmitted infections. In the field of domestic violence (DV), however, the idea of delivering and evaluating interventions via the Web is still relatively new. Little is known about how to successfully navigate several challenges encountered by the researchers while working in this area. This paper uses the case study of I-DECIDE, a Web-based healthy relationship tool and safety decision aid for women experiencing DV, developed in Australia. The I-DECIDE website has recently been evaluated through a randomized controlled trial, and we outline some of the methodological and ethical challenges encountered during recruitment, retention, and evaluation. We suggest that with careful consideration of these issues, randomized controlled trials can be safely conducted via the Web in this sensitive area.

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Mothers’ Views About Children’s Engagement in Domestic Violence Research

Mackey,

Plath,

Joosten

et al. 2024

J Fam Viol

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Purpose The voices of children remain overshadowed and marginalized in domestic violence research. Mothers with experiences of domestic violence are central to enabling children’s participation, but few studies focus on their views and perceptions about conducting this research with children. This article addresses this research gap and presents qualitative research undertaken in Australia with mothers on their views about children’s engagement in domestic violence research. Methods Eleven mothers participated in semi-structured interviews. The domestic violence service sector assisted in recruitment by approaching mothers living in a place of safety. Constructivist grounded theory along with interdisciplinary research, which drew on professional perspectives from social work and occupational therapy, underpinned the methodological approach and data was analyzed through a process of thematic network analysis. Results While not against children’s involvement in domestic violence research in principle, mothers reported concerns about whether researchers could safely engage children. The possible adverse consequences from children’s participation meant they were extremely reluctant to provide consent. Mothers expressed anxiety about the potential safety ramifications for children and mothers, particularly if the perpetrator found out about their involvement in research. Conclusions To best enable research, mothers said they needed assurance that the highest level of safeguarding existed, addressing physical safety considerations and emotional, psychological, and cultural safety. Demonstrating that research is trauma-safe, child-friendly, and in the child’s interests is important for gaining mothers’ consent.

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Safety in Online Research With Women Experiencing Intimate Partner Violence: What About the Children?

Cited by 3 publications

References 24 publications

Efficacy of a Web-Based Safety Decision Aid for Women Experiencing Intimate Partner Violence: Randomized Controlled Trial

Efficacy of a Web-Based Safety Decision Aid for Women Experiencing Intimate Partner Violence: Randomized Controlled Trial

Methodological and Ethical Challenges in a Web-Based Randomized Controlled Trial of a Domestic Violence Intervention

Mothers’ Views About Children’s Engagement in Domestic Violence Research

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