Research ethics for human research and legal issues

Abstract

Muurlink, OT ORCiD: 0000-0002-8251-9521

This chapter provides an overview of ethical issues presented to researchers working within a university context, in particular in the field of psychology. It covers ethical issues relating to reasons for conducting research, issues relating to expertise and capacity to properly conduct that research, ethical challenges in handling data, developing research design, recruiting and handling participants, and consent. It also considers issues post-project and post-publication. .