Unstructured Interviews - Ethical Advantages + Disadvantages

Question 1

What do interviewees ensure for respondents?

Answer 1

Ensure their privacy

Question 2

What is information given in UI treated as by researchers?

Answer 2

Treated as confidential

Question 3

What are participants made aware of before partaking in an UI?

Answer 3

Made aware that they can withdraw at any time

Question 4

What do participants give before partaking in an UI?

Answer 4

Informed consent

Question 5

What can interviewees do before or during an UI which is a potential waste of time for researchers?

Answer 5

They can refuse to take part or withdraw during/after the interview

Question 6

When may UI cause emotional harm to participants?

Answer 6

If they are forced to think about upsetting topics

Question 7

What may lead to participants having later regrets after partaking in an UI?

Answer 7

Interviewers may develop rapport with participants which may encourage them to say more than they would’ve wanted to