Consent for Research on Violence against Children: Dilemmas and Contradictions

Paula Cristina Martins and Ana Isabel Sani
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Paula Cristina Martins: Research Centre on Child Studies, University of Minho, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal
Ana Isabel Sani: Research Centre on Child Studies, University of Minho, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal

Societies, 2020, vol. 10, issue 1, 1-7

Abstract: The increasing visibility of violence involving children has led to a recognition of the need to research its underlying dynamics. As a result, we now have a better understanding of the complexities involved in this kind of research, associated with children’s developmental characteristics and social status, exposure to violence, and compromised parenting of caregivers. This paper discusses the issues raised by parental consent in research on violence against children, specifically the dilemma of children’s rights to participation and protection, and proposes changes in research practice in this domain.

Keywords: child protection; child participation; children’s competence to consent; parental consent; research on violence against children; research ethics; victimisation studies (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: A13 A14 P P0 P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 Z1 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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