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Area of Science:

  • Social Sciences
  • Psychology
  • Public Health

Background:

  • Research ethics committee (REC) recommendations often advise caution with sensitive questions.
  • Assessing respondent discomfort is crucial for ethical survey design, particularly regarding substance use.
  • Understanding subjective and projective discomfort provides insight into participant experiences.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To gauge respondent discomfort with sensitive questions on substance use.
  • To compare discomfort levels between general population men and men who have sex with men (MSM).
  • To examine the relationship between disclosing drug use and reported discomfort.

Main Methods:

  • Administered debriefing probes to assess subjective and projective discomfort.
  • Compared discomfort levels between general population males and MSM samples in Chicago.
  • Analyzed data based on disclosure of recent drug use.

Main Results:

  • Questions about drug use generated minimal subjective discomfort overall.
  • MSM did not report significantly different subjective discomfort compared to the general population.
  • General population males reported higher projective discomfort related to drug use questions.
  • Individuals disclosing recent drug use experienced higher subjective discomfort.

Conclusions:

  • Drug use questions may be less discomforting than often assumed by research ethics committees.
  • Projective discomfort varies between general population men and MSM.
  • Disclosing drug use is associated with increased subjective discomfort, highlighting the need for sensitive handling.
  • Findings inform ethical practices, researcher training, and future research on sensitive survey topics.