Clough Bonnie A, Campbell Megan M, Aliyeva Turana A, Mateo Niño Jose, Zarean Mostafa, O'Donovan Analise
School of Applied Psychology, Griffith University, QLD, Australia.
J Empir Res Hum Res Ethics. 2013 Jul;8(3):2-11. doi: 10.1525/jer.2013.8.3.2.
Research ethics protocols relating to human participants were compared across five countries, namely, Australia, Azerbaijan, Iran, the Philippines, and South Africa. These countries were considered to be geographically and culturally diverse, as well as representing both developed and developing countries. The extent to which the research participant is protected across cultures and countries was investigated, with particular focus on the use of informed consent procedures. It was argued that current ethical guidelines and practices fail to ensure the protection of the most vulnerable participants within these cultures. Informed consent mechanisms also often fail to consider cultural differences in self-concept, understanding of research methods, and power differences between researchers and participants. Discussion of these ethical challenges and recommendations for research ethics development within these cultures and countries are discussed.
对澳大利亚、阿塞拜疆、伊朗、菲律宾和南非这五个国家涉及人类受试者的研究伦理协议进行了比较。这些国家在地理和文化上具有多样性，同时代表了发达国家和发展中国家。研究了在不同文化和国家中研究受试者受到保护的程度，特别关注知情同意程序的使用。有人认为，当前的伦理准则和做法未能确保在这些文化中保护最脆弱的受试者。知情同意机制也常常未能考虑到自我概念、对研究方法的理解以及研究人员与受试者之间权力差异方面的文化差异。讨论了这些伦理挑战以及在这些文化和国家中研究伦理发展的建议。
