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'You Can Help People': Adolescents' Views on Engaging Young People in Longitudinal Research

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Title: 'You Can Help People': Adolescents' Views on Engaging Young People in Longitudinal Research
Language: English
Authors: Robbins, Spring C. Cooper, Rawsthorne, Margot, Paxton, Karen, Hawke, Catherine, Skinner, S. Rachel, Steinbeck, Katharine
Source: Journal of Research on Adolescence. Mar 2012 22(1):8-13.
Availability: Wiley-Blackwell. 350 Main Street, Malden, MA 02148. Tel: 800-835-6770; Tel: 781-388-8598; Fax: 781-388-8232; e-mail: cs-journals@wiley.com; Web site: http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 6
Publication Date: 2012
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Descriptors: Focus Groups, Adolescents, Foreign Countries, Recruitment, Attitude Measures, Longitudinal Studies, Participation, Rural Areas, Motivation, Sampling, Biology
Geographic Terms: Australia
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-7795.2011.00759.x
ISSN: 1050-8392
Abstract: We sought to discover adolescents' thoughts about participation in longitudinal research and identify recruitment and retention strategies that were meaningful to them. We conducted seven focus groups with 10-15-year-olds in two large rural centers in New South Wales, Australia, and all focus groups were digitally recorded, transcribed, and analyzed. Adolescents discussed factors salient to their involvement in focus groups, as well as factors that may influence involvement in a longitudinal study. At the outset of the focus groups, adolescents had a positive view of "research," but were reluctant to engage in research that involved biologic samples. Effective recruitment of adolescents requires an appreciation of motivators, and time and resources to extend potential participants' understanding.
Abstractor: As Provided
Entry Date: 2012
Accession Number: EJ956686
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:We sought to discover adolescents' thoughts about participation in longitudinal research and identify recruitment and retention strategies that were meaningful to them. We conducted seven focus groups with 10-15-year-olds in two large rural centers in New South Wales, Australia, and all focus groups were digitally recorded, transcribed, and analyzed. Adolescents discussed factors salient to their involvement in focus groups, as well as factors that may influence involvement in a longitudinal study. At the outset of the focus groups, adolescents had a positive view of "research," but were reluctant to engage in research that involved biologic samples. Effective recruitment of adolescents requires an appreciation of motivators, and time and resources to extend potential participants' understanding.
ISSN:1050-8392
DOI:10.1111/j.1532-7795.2011.00759.x