Letter/Communication
Letter to the Editor: A possible threat to data integrity for online qualitative autism research
Autism , Vol.28(3), pp.786-792
2024
PMID: 37212144
Abstract
Doing research online, via Zoom, Teams, or live chat, is becoming more and more common. It can help researchers to reach more people, including from different parts of the world. It can also make the research more accessible for participants, especially those with different communication preferences. However, online research can have its downsides too. We have recently been involved in three studies in which we had in-depth discussions with autistic people and/or parents of autistic children about various topics. It turns out, though, that some of these participants were not genuine. Instead, we believe they were "scammer participants": people posing as autistic people or parents of autistic children, possibly to gain money from doing the research. This is a real problem because we need research data that we can trust. In this letter, we encourage autism researchers to be wary of scammer participants in their own research.
Details
- Title
- Letter to the Editor: A possible threat to data integrity for online qualitative autism research
- Authors
- Elizabeth Pellicano (Corresponding Author) - Macquarie UniversityDawn Adams - Griffith UniversityLaura Crane - University College LondonCalliope Hollingue - Kennedy Krieger InstituteConnie Allen - Griffith UniversityKatherine Almendinger - Kennedy Krieger InstituteMonique Botha - University of StirlingTori Haar - Macquarie UniversitySteven K Kapp - University of PortsmouthElizabeth Wheeley - Griffith University
- Publication details
- Autism , Vol.28(3), pp.786-792
- Publisher
- Sage Publications Ltd.
- DOI
- 10.1177/13623613231174543
- ISSN
- 1461-7005
- PMID
- 37212144
- Organisation Unit
- School of Education and Tertiary Access
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 991043496802621
- Output Type
- Letter/Communication
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