Gender Diverse Recruitment to Research Projects

摘要: Participation of families, patients, and communities from diverse population groups in research general is lower than participation people the dominant cultures United States (Halbert et al., 2008). The minority problematic both a scientific social justice viewpoint. In health research, for example, standpoint lack specific subgroup, such as ethnic minorities, prevents exploration differences patterns disease (Burchard 2003; Cooper, Kaufman, & Ward, Krieger, Chen, Waterman, Rehkopf, Subramanian, 2005). turn, study biological risks among racial leads to inability identify differential groups. Furthermore, although it widely recognized that disparities between are overwhelmingly environmental nature (e.g., due socioeconomic status, education, culture, lifestyles) (Institute Medicine, Sankar 2004), studies us identifying key causal elements disparities. This knowledge critical we move forward apply multidisciplinary approaches prevent, treat, control diseases promote physical mental health. Indeed, limited risk factors psychological problems will lead inadequate consideration broad base solutions all sorts. For if do not behavioral diversity related patterns, reduce likelihood changing improving these be solved through means. One thing clear: recruit samples into our studies, impede progress toward an accurate understanding issues described chapters this handbook able Recruitment sampling most phases any which want compare two or more on outcome variables. We have heard jokes about being based only upon evidence rats college sophomores. Although largely has been true historically, psychologists now recognize generalizability requires those representative student likely be. Given majority psychology majors women, attention recruitment male participants needed conducted campus. standpoint, important create settings equitable access persons, independent background