Recruiting Adolescent Research Participants: In-Person Compared to Social Media Approaches

• Published in: Cyberpsychology, behavior and social networking Vol. 20; no. 1; p. 64
• Main Authors: Moreno, Megan A, Waite, Alan, Pumper, Megan, Colburn, Trina, Holm, Matt, Mendoza, Jason
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.01.2017
• Subjects: Adolescent; Humans; Patient Selection; Pilot Projects; Research Design; Research Subjects; Social Media - economics; Social Media - statistics & numerical data; adolescents; recruitment; social media; methodology; physical activity

Recruiting adolescent participants for research is challenging. The purpose of this study was to compare traditional in-person recruitment methods to social media recruitment. We recruited adolescents aged 14-18 years for a pilot physical activity intervention study, including a wearable physical ac...