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Young People's Views Regarding Participation in Mental Health and Wellbeing Research Through Social Media

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About the Course

Social media is a central component in the lives of many young people, and provides innovative potential to conduct research among this population. Ethical issues around online research have been subject to much debate, yet young people have seldom been consulted to provide a youth perspective and voice. Eight (8) focus groups involving 48 Grade 9 Western Australian secondary school students aged 13-14 years were held in 2012, to investigate how young people perceive the feasibility and acceptability of social media when used as a research tool to investigate various issues relevant to their mental health and wellbeing. Whilst young people recognise many benefits of researchers using social media in this way, such as its relevance, innovation and accessibility, there were salient issues of privacy, consent, and practicality that require careful negotiation. There is a need for continued exploration and scientific debate of the moral and ethical implications of using social media for research, to help ensure this is employed in an appropriate and effective way that is respectful of and sensitive to the needs and views of young people.

This course is based on the reading-based online article, Young People’s Views Regarding Participation in Mental Health and Wellbeing Research Through Social Media created by Helen Monks et al in 2015.

Journal/Publisher

The International Journal of Emotional Education

Publication Date

Volume 7, Number1, April 2015

Course Material Authors

Course Material Authors authored the material only, and were not involved in creating this CE course. They are identified here for your own evaluation of the relevancy of the material this course is based on.

Helen Monks

Helen Monks a PhD Candidate within the School of Exercise and Health Sciences at Edith Cowan University. She has worked in the area of health promotion for the past eight years, focusing specifically on the promotion of mental health, including the reduction of school-based bullying through bystander intervention.

Patricia Cardoso

Patricia Cardoso is a Lecturer in Public Health within the Edith Cowas University School of Exercise and Health Sciences.

Course Creator

Keith Gibson, Ph.D.

Dr. Gibson is a Clinical Psychologist with over 30 years in research, clinical and consulting practice. He has also held leadership roles in research administration and program evaluation and more recently has specialized in program evaluation and system analysis. He draws upon his years of expertise as a practicing psychologist, administrator, researcher and technologist to help universities evaluate their programs to implement, meet, and maintain CACREP standards.

Recommended For

Mental health practitioners and researchers using social media in the collection of social science research data, especially as it relates to teens and yourng adults. In addition, those professionals seeking timely information concerning the practical and ethical challenges, confidentially concerns, and consent issues, attendant to such data collection methodologies. This content is written at the intermediate level.

Course Objectives:

After taking this course, you should be able to:

  1. To identify fundamental issues associated with online research focused on adolescents and young adults, and to make decisions about the use of social media as a research tool among this population when there are no clear ethical boundaries present.

Availability

This course is available starting Jun 17th, 2016 and expires Dec 30th, 2023

Disclosure to Learners

Disclosure of Relevant Financial Relationships

Course Article

References begin on page 17.

Course Article

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