Emotional reactions to research participation and the relationship to understanding of informed consent disclosure

There have been an increasing number of institutions sanctioned for failing to adequately protect research participants. Although the risks to participants in social work research rarely include death, these incidents should serve as a constant reminder of the need to examine the adequacy of the profession's research processes and the effect that research has on participants. Boothroyd and Best document the research experiences of women who participated in a study on welfare reform.