The Anonymity of Research Participants: Assumptions， Ethics， and Practicalities
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TL;DR
Anne Grinyer is a sociologist of health and illness and has a special interest in the construction of scientific and medical knowledge, the management of health risks and in qualitative research methods.
Abstract
Anonymity for respondents/participants is assumed to be an integral feature of ethical research The legal requirements of the Data Protection Act assume anonymity should be maintained wherever possible Most researchers go to considerable lengths to protect respondents ’ identities Respondents may, however, feel that they ‘lose their ownership ’ of the data when anonymised The allocation of pseudonyms to protect identity can cause unanticipated distress The practicalities of mixing real names and pseudonyms in publication can be complex