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In a study examining children's social competence in elementary school settings, the authors had the opportunity to compare children who received parental permission to participate to children who did not receive permission. Results indicated that children who were not involved in the study were more likely to be viewed by teachers as having unsatisfactory relationships with peers than children who were in the study. The present results suggest that investigators begin reporting the number of children who do not participate in a given study and begin examining whether minors who receive parental permission differ on important dimensions from minors who do not receive such permission. Ethical considerations of the present study are discussed.
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Beck, S., Collins, L., Overholser, J. et al. A comparison of children who receive and who do not receive permission to participate in research. J Abnorm Child Psychol 12, 573–580 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00916851
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