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ArticlePerspectives on psychological science : a journal of the Association for Psychological Science2023

An Ethics and Social-Justice Approach to Collecting and Using Demographic Data for Psychological Researchers.

Christine C Call, Kristen L Eckstrand, Steven W Kasparek, Cassandra L Boness, Lorraine Blatt, Nabila Jamal-Orozco, Derek M Novacek, Dan Foti, Scholars for Elevating Equity and Diversity (SEED)

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Article in Perspectives on psychological science : a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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18 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors.

Christine C CallDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh.ORCID 0000-0003-3500-3001
Kristen L EckstrandDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh.ORCID 0000-0002-6506-3649
Steven W KasparekDepartment of Psychology, Harvard University.ORCID 0000-0002-6078-9328
Cassandra L BonessCenter on Alcohol, Substance Use, and Addictions, University of New Mexico.ORCID 0000-0001-8734-193X
Lorraine BlattDepartment of Psychology, University of Pittsburgh.ORCID 0000-0001-9010-2884
Nabila Jamal-OrozcoDepartment of Psychology, University of Pittsburgh.ORCID 0000-0002-4670-7293
Derek M NovacekDepartment of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles.ORCID 0000-0002-5943-5215
Dan FotiDepartment of Psychological Sciences, Purdue University.ORCID 0000-0002-0544-7659
Scholars for Elevating Equity and Diversity (SEED)

Funding

CLINICAL RESEARCH TRAINING FOR PSYCHOLOGISTST32MH018269 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI MICHELE D LEVINE · 1986 to 2026
$6.3M
Measurement and Multimethod Validation of Alcohol Use Disorder Etiologic MechanismsK08AA030301 · NIAAA · UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO · PI Cassandra Lee Boness · 2022 to 2026
$1.1M
Neural circuitry underlying emotional abuse and depression in sexual minority youthK23MH128728 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI KRISTEN ECKSTRAND · 2022 to 2026
$940k
NIAAA NIH HHS K08 AA030301NIMH NIH HHS K23 MH128728NIMH NIH HHS T32 MH018269
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The collection and use of demographic data in psychological sciences has the potential to aid in transforming inequities brought about by unjust social conditions toward equity. However, many current methods surrounding demographic data do not achieve this goal. Some methods function to reduce, but not eliminate, inequities, whereas others may perpetuate harmful stereotypes, invalidate minoritized identities, and exclude key groups from research participation or access to disseminated findings. In this article, we aim to (a) review key ethical and social-justice dilemmas inherent to working with demographic data in psychological research and (b) introduce a framework positioned in ethics and social justice to help psychologists and researchers in social-science fields make thoughtful decisions about the collection and use of demographic data. Although demographic data methods vary across subdisciplines and research topics, we assert that these core issues-and solutions-are relevant to all research within the psychological sciences, including basic and applied research. Our overarching aim is to support key stakeholders in psychology (e.g., researchers, funding agencies, journal editors, peer reviewers) in making ethical and socially-just decisions about the collection, analysis, reporting, interpretation, and dissemination of demographic data.

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Social JusticeDemographyHumansculture/diversitydemographic datamethodologyquantitativescientific

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PMID36459692
PMCPMC10235209

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