Who Participates in Research and Why: Reducing Barriers to Diversifying Samples in Developmental Psychobiology.

ABSTRACT: Recent calls emphasize the need to diversify samples in developmental psychobiology regarding race and ethnicity. However, there is limited guidance on effective methods to involve individuals from marginalized communities in research, or which issues these participants prioritize when considering involvement in studies with neurobiological data collection. Here, we explore these motivations for caregivers with children of color who participated in developmental psychobiology research and how their racial/ethnic identities influenced their experience. Semistructured interviews were conducted with 13 caregivers whose children participated in a study exploring adversity and brain development (61.5% self-identify as Black; 100% self-identifying as a woman). Using thematic analysis, we observe

SUBMITTER: Tate M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12673245 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature