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The adult in the room: The push and pull of parental involvement in research with children

Year: 2023

Type: article

Abstract: Parental involvement in research where children are the primary study participants is frequent but under-analyzed. To understand such dynamics in research with children, we examined children's (ages 8-14) interactions with parents who came in and out of view during our virtual interviews in our study, Photographing Health by Rural Adolescents in the MidwEst (PHRAME). We identified the pull and push of this adult involvement-a choreography in which children were active participants. Our analysis demonstrates that such interactions provide important data about how children navigated power dynamics, and also offer integral insights on how they were doing health and care.

Source: Childhood

DOI: 10.1177/09075682231176899

Authors: Eric M Wiedenman, Katharine MN Lee, Jean Hunleth

Institutions: Washington University in St. Louis, Tulane University

Language: English

Topic: Children's Rights and Participation

Subfield: Sociology and Political Science

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funders: Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center, National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute