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Considering the realities of salivary research with young children: What's spit all about?

Author(s)
Hennessy, Eilis  
O'Farrelly, Christine  
Uri
http://hdl.handle.net/10197/4214
Date Issued
2012-07-16
Date Available
2014-01-17T04:00:06Z
Abstract
Over the last two decades, interest in salivary research in the social sciences has grown rapidly. Salivary research is appealing as a quick, inexpensive and non-invasive means of determining a range of biological markers, which offer insight into a variety of human responses, for example, stress. To the social researcher these advantages provide exciting possibilities for new transactions between social, behavioural and biological models of development. Salivary research is especially attractive to those working with children. Indeed, as well as being non-invasive, saliva also provides an opportunity to measure variables with young children where self-report measures may be inappropriate. Yet, for all its appeal the reality of saliva collection with younger populations appears far from straightforward. This article draws on two research examples to illustrate some of the methodological, ethical and practical issues pertinent to salivary research with young children. Specifically, it considers barriers to participation and possible strategies for promoting the methodological and ethical basis of salivary research. In doing so, it provides starting points for discussion in what has become a critical methodological debate.
Type of Material
Journal Article
Publisher
Taylor & Francis (Routledge)
Journal
International Journal of Social Research Methodology
Volume
16
Issue
4
Start Page
323
End Page
335
Copyright (Published Version)
2012 Taylor & Francis
Subjects

Salivary research

Young children

Biobehavioural resear...

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DOI
10.1080/13645579.2012.705640
Language
English
Status of Item
Not peer reviewed
ISSN
1464-5300
This item is made available under a Creative Commons License
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