Involving young people in cyberbullying research: The implementation and evaluation of a rights-based approach.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cyberbullying is an international Public Health concern. Efforts to understand and address it can be enhanced by involving young people. This paper describes a rights-based collaboration with young people in a qualitative exploration of cyberbullying. It describes the establishment, implementation and evaluation of a Young Person's Advisory Group as well as identifying the impact on the research process and the young people involved.

Methods

Sixteen postprimary school students met with researchers on five occasions in a youth centre. Sessions focused on building the young people's capacity to engage with the research, designing the qualitative study, interpreting study findings and evaluating the collaboration process.

Results

The Advisory Group highlighted

SUBMITTER: Dennehy R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6351412 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature