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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Oct 25.
Published in final edited form as: J Empir Res Hum Res Ethics. 2010 Mar;5(1):33–47. doi: 10.1525/jer.2010.5.1.33

TABLE 1.

Risks to Well-Being and Agency at the Individual and Group Level.

Process Risks
to Well-Being {1}		 Outcomes Risks
to Well-Being {2}		 Risks to Agency {3}
Individual {A} Physical and psychosocial risks
  of the research interaction		 Physical and psychosocial
  risks of research findings		 Risk of undermining personal
  autonomy/authority
Individual
  by group
  association {B}		 Physical and psychosocial
  identity risks of the research
  interaction		 Physical and psychosocial
  identity risks of research
  findings

  • Risk of group decisions undermining personal autonomy/authority

  • Risk of individual decisions undermining group autonomy/authority
Community {C} Risks to group’s structure
  and function because of
  engagement in research		 Risks to group’s structure
  and function because of
  research findings		 Risk of undermining the group’s
  moral and sociopolitical authority