Before the study began, the researchers first informed the study subjects about the details of the upcoming interview session and also all the details regard the current study such as research objectives, significant of the research and etcetera, so that all parties could make adequate preparations to carry out the session smoothly and effectively.
Bunnik, Timmers, and Bolt (2020) suggest that the sharing of research results involving human subjects in research is considered an ethical condition that needs to be discussed and agreed upon by both the researcher and the research subject before the research results are shown to others. Therefore, the researchers informed the research subjects about the research ethics that will be followed during the beginning of the interview session along with the terms of private and confidential (P&C). For example, the researcher tells the subjects that the data obtained in the interview session is for academic and research purposes only. Besides, researcher ought to be tell the subjects on their basic right during the interview session, and subjects are required to participate voluntarily without threaten by any parties. Researchers should also remind the subjects that they have the right to withdraw from the study if inconvenience occur or they feel to withdraw anytime during the study.
Finally, the record of the interview session is saved with an encrypted password and the transcription text is translated by the researchers and then shared among group members such as research assistant, and supervisor for research purposes only. All paper copies (hardcopy) related to the interview session and study will also be kept in a special locked cabinet. Once the data is ready to be analyzed, all copies related to the study will be secured for up to two years before being deleted or thrown away.
Reference
Bunnik, E. M., Timmers, M., & Bolt, I. L. (2020). Ethical Issues in Research and Development of Epigenome-wide Technologies. Epigenetics Insights. https://doi.org/10.1177/2516865720913253
