Effects of consent form information on self-disclosure

Ethics and Behavior

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 299-310

  Sigmon, Sandra T ^a   Rohan, Kelly J ^a   Dorhofer, Diana ^a   Hotovy, Lisa A ^b   Trask, Peter C ^c   Boulard, Nina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

^b SIMPSON COLLEGE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethics; Informed consent; Research participants; Self disclosure

Indexed keywords

ALTRUISM; ARTICLE; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; BENEFICENCE; BIOMEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; COGNITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPREHENSION; DEPRESSION; EMPIRICAL APPROACH; FEMALE; FREEDOM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH THERAPIES; MENTAL STRESS; PATIENT REFERRAL; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PERSONNEL; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RECALL; RESEARCH; RESEARCH SUBJECT; STUDENT; SUICIDE; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY;

BIOMEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; EMPIRICAL APPROACH; MENTAL HEALTH THERAPIES;

ALTRUISM; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; BENEFICENCE; COGNITION; COMMUNICATION; COMPREHENSION; CONSENT FORMS; DATA COLLECTION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DISCLOSURE; FEMALE; FREEDOM; HUMAN EXPERIMENTATION; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; MEN; MENTAL RECALL; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RESEARCH; RESEARCH PERSONNEL; RESEARCH SUBJECTS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; STUDENTS; SUICIDE; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITIES; WOMEN;

EID: 0031297309     PISSN: 10508422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15327019eb0704_2     Document Type: Article

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