TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1987//
TI  - Methodological and ethical issues in child abuse research
JO  - Journal of family violence
A1  - Bradley, E. J.
A1  - Lindsay, Rod C. L.
SP  - 239
EP  - 255
VL  - 2
IS  - 3
N2  - The child abuse literature was surveyed but found lacking in analyses of fundamental ethical and procedural issues. The present paper, supported by a review of the relevant research, explores the problems surrounding the definition of physical child abuse, the gender and recruitment of subjects, the use of informed consent and deception, and the problem of maintaining confidentiality in this area. Greater detail in reporting of methods employed by researchers is recommended as an important first step to expanding discussion of these issues.<p />
LA  - en
SN  - 0885-7482
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00976542
ID  - ref1
ER  -