Recruiting stigmatised populations and managing negative commentary via social media: a case study of recruiting older LGBTI research participants in Australia Waling, A, Lyons, A, Alba, Beatrice, Minichiello, V, Barrett, C, Hughes, M and Fredriksen-Goldsen, K 2020, Recruiting stigmatised populations and managing negative commentary via social media: a case study of recruiting older LGBTI research participants in Australia, International Journal of Social Research Methodology, doi: 10.1080/13645579.2020.1863545. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title Recruiting stigmatised populations and managing negative commentary via social media: a case study of recruiting older LGBTI research participants in Australia Author(s) Waling, A Lyons, A Alba, Beatrice orcid.org/0000-0002-2247-2119 Minichiello, V Barrett, C Hughes, M Fredriksen-Goldsen, K Journal name International Journal of Social Research Methodology Publisher p Publication date 2020-01-01 ISSN 1364-5579 1464-5300 Keyword(s) Social Sciences Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary Social Sciences - Other Topics Recruitment SNS commentary stigmatised populations ethics HEALTH RESEARCH MENTAL-HEALTH FACEBOOK ISSUES WOMEN PERCEPTIONS PREVENTION PEOPLE TOOL GAY Summary In this paper we explore methodological considerations for recruiting stigmatised populations online. Advertising for research participants via social networking sites (SNS) has increasingly become a tool of choice for both quantitative and qualitative researchers. However, such recruitment practices pose a range of challenges for researchers, especially in handling negative commentary such as trolling and its potential negative impact on prospective research participants. Using a case study involving a project on the health and well-being of older lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) people in Australia, we outline the types of commentary we received on our advertising campaign, as well as our strategies for managing such commentary. We seek to offer ways in which researchers working with stigmatised populations, as well as controversial issues that may attract hostile attention, can effectively manage participant recruitment as researchers increasingly utilise online technologies for recruitment advertising. DOI 10.1080/13645579.2020.1863545 Indigenous content off Field of Research 1608 Sociology Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30164286 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Faculty of Health School of Psychology Related Links Link Description Connect to published version Go to link with your DU access privileges   Connect to Elements publication management system Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Versions Version Filter Type Tue, 15 Mar 2022, 10:06:37 EST Tue, 15 Mar 2022, 14:31:34 EST Wed, 06 Apr 2022, 08:57:47 EST Thu, 28 Apr 2022, 10:08:00 EST Thu, 28 Apr 2022, 14:53:30 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 1 times in TR Web of Science Cited 2 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 11 Abstract Views, 0 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Tue, 15 Mar 2022, 10:06:37 EST