Impostor Syndrome: Fraudulent Participants in Qualitative Research Can Skew Results.

We report on an experience with impostor research participants, people who misrepresent themselves, and identify characteristics that can be used by investigators to screen out such participants. We compare the responses of impostor and valid participants, showing that impostors meaningfully change...

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Publicado en:Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics Vol. 53; no. 2; pp. 307 - 313
Autores principales: Rand, Leah Z., McGraw, Sarah, Wang, Junyi, Darrow, Jonathan J., Kesselheim, Aaron S.
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Publicado: Cambridge University Press Summer2025
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          Fraud
          Research Subjects
          Qualitative Studies
          Reproducibility of Results
          Human
          Focus Groups
          Research Subject Recruitment Methods
          Social Media
          Television
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          Reliability and Validity
      ab: We report on an experience with impostor research participants, people who misrepresent themselves, and identify characteristics that can be used by investigators to screen out such participants. We compare the responses of impostor and valid participants, showing that impostors meaningfully change qualitative study findings with implications for policy interventions or follow-on research informed by the study. It is important for investigators to be alert to the potential for impostor participants and plan their research accordingly.
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