Discussion
In one of the research studies a researcher disclosed the identity of the respondents, inspite of non-disclosure commitment, it is a violation of which of the following ethical principles ?
Answer: D
It violates the assurance of anonymity.
Before data collection, researchers commonly promise respondents that their identity will not be disclosed. Revealing who said what, despite that commitment, breaks the specific ethical principle of anonymity and confidentiality, which protects respondents from harm, embarrassment or reprisal.
Integrity and transparency are broader virtues of the researcher, and beneficence is the duty to do good and avoid harm. Breaking the promise also falls short of these in a general sense, but the principle directly and specifically violated by disclosing identities is the assurance of anonymity.
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