Assent and permission rejoinder.

Publisher: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 9102086 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Print ISSN: 1050-8422 (Print) Linking ISSN: 10508422 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Ethics Behav

Publication: Mahwah, NJ : Lawrence Erlbaum Associates
Original Publication: Hillsdale, N.J. : Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, c1991-

Behavioral Research* ; Child* ; Informed Consent* ; Parental Consent* ; Psychology* ; Research* ; Research Personnel* ; Third-Party Consent*; Editorial Policies ; Evaluation Studies as Topic ; Human Experimentation ; Humans ; Literature ; Publishing ; Research Design ; Research Subjects ; Social Responsibility

We share Roberts and Buckloh's (this issue) concern about issues of assent and permission in research with children and agree that our research cannot conclude legitimately that (a) researchers failed to obtain permission/assent, (b) children were put at risk, or (c) failure to report permission/assent procedures was, in any way, unethical. We never made these conclusions. Rather, we argue that publishing assent and permission would enhance compliance with ethical standards, sensitize researchers and readers to its importance, and shift publishing priorities in an appropriate direction.

Indexing Agency: KIE Local ID #: 49978.
Keywords: Biomedical and Behavioral Research; Empirical Approach
Note: Commentary on M.C. Roberts and L.M. Buckloh, "Five points and a lament about Range and Cotton's 'Reports of assent and permission in research with children: illustrations and suggestions,'" p. 333-334. Note: KIE BoB Subject Heading: behavioral research/informed consent Note: KIE BoB Subject Heading: behavioral research/minors Note: KIE BoB Subject Heading: informed consent/minors

Date Created: 19950101 Date Completed: 19960619 Latest Revision: 20071115

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