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Citation |
Black MC, Black RS. Am. Psychol. 2007; 62(4): 328-329. |
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Affiliation |
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Atlanta, GA, US. mcl2@cdc.gov. |
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Copyright |
(Copyright © 2007, American Psychological Association) |
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17516787 |
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Abstract |
Comments on the article by K. Becker-Blease and J. Freyd, which provides a thought-provoking and important perspective regarding the ethics of researchers asking or not asking adults about abuse they experienced as children. Many of these authors' concerns with research on abuse during childhood apply equally to abuse and violence experienced at all life stages. Focusing on intimate partner violence (IPV), we wish to amplify upon and respond to their observations from the perspective of public health scientists involved in large-scale telephone survey research on violence (including family violence, IPV, sexual violence, and suicide). We strongly agree with Becker-Blease and Freyd that decisions not to ask about abuse play directly into the social forces that perpetuate IPV and other forms of violence as pervasive and pernicious social and public health problems. From a public health perspective, the question is not whether to ask but how to ask about participants' experiences with violence and abuse. Language: en |