Folk Amanda L, Grace Stephanie M, Urvig Michael, Barr-Anderson Daheia J
School of Kinesiology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Int J Soc Res Methodol. 2025;28(2):209-220. doi: 10.1080/13645579.2024.2330050. Epub 2024 Mar 13.
Black and/or African American (Black/AA) individuals have been historically excluded from research, but the recent uptick in Zoom as a platform for virtual focus groups may lead to increased inclusion of Black/AA participants. Researcher reflections from two physical activity-related studies with Black/AA samples, and that utilized Zoom to conduct virtual focus groups are presented. "Lessons learned" fall under three themes: participant privacy and session security, technological challenges and time burdens, and participant engagement. Present lessons support past research in the need for participant privacy and security but add novel insights around engaging and supporting Black/AA participants in virtual focus groups. Authors stress not only the importance of participant engagement and community-building, but the lesson of flexibility and understanding of social context, even when the focus group topic may be seemingly unrelated. These lessons can be used by researchers conducting virtual focus groups, particularly when working with Black/AA populations.
历史上，黑人及非裔美国人（Black/AA）一直被排除在研究之外，但最近Zoom作为虚拟焦点小组平台的使用增加，可能会使更多Black/AA参与者被纳入研究。本文介绍了两项针对Black/AA样本的与体育活动相关的研究中研究者的反思，这两项研究利用Zoom进行虚拟焦点小组讨论。“经验教训”分为三个主题：参与者隐私和会议安全、技术挑战和时间负担、以及参与者参与度。目前的经验教训支持了以往关于参与者隐私和安全需求的研究，但在吸引和支持Black/AA参与者参与虚拟焦点小组方面提供了新的见解。作者强调不仅参与者参与和社区建设的重要性，还有灵活性以及对社会背景理解的经验教训，即使焦点小组的主题看似无关。进行虚拟焦点小组讨论的研究人员，尤其是在与Black/AA人群合作时，可以借鉴这些经验教训。
