Researching Sensitive Topics With Children and Young People: Ethical Practice and Blurry Boundaries

• Published in: International journal of qualitative methods Vol. 22
• Main Authors: Ellis, Katie, Hickle, Kristine, Warrington, Camille
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.10.2023; Sage Publications Ltd; SAGE Publishing
• Subjects: Children; Data collection; Ethics; Exploitation; Marginality; Power structure; Research ethics; Vulnerability; Youth; methods in qualitative inquiry; mixed methods; social; ethical inquiry; focus groups; justice; ethnography

Despite representing a vast and global concern, the narratives of children who experience child sexual exploitation (CSE) and access associated services are marginalised within research. As an outcome, relatively little is known about how children cope with the impact and consequences of their exper...