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The tension between ethics and rigor when using Amazon MTurk for eating disorder research: Response to commentaries on Burnette et al. (2021).

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Abstract
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We respond to commentaries on our 2021 paper "Concerns and recommendations for using Amazon MTurk for eating disorder research." The commentators raised many thoughtful and nuanced points regarding data validity and ethical means of online data collection. We echo concerns about the ethics of recruiting via platforms such as MTurk, and highlight tensions between recommendations for ethical data collection and ensuring data integrity. Especially, we highlight the consistent finding that MTurk workers display elevated (often remarkably so) rates of psychopathology, and argue such findings merit further scrutiny to ensure both data are valid and workers not exploited.

Year of Publication
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2022
Journal
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The International journal of eating disorders
Volume
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55
Issue
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2
Number of Pages
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288-289
ISSN Number
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0276-3478
URL
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https://doi.org/10.1002/eat.23681
DOI
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10.1002/eat.23681
Short Title
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Int J Eat Disord
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