Murphy, Carol http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6313-0409
Lyons, Keith
Kelly, Michelle
Barnes-Holmes, Yvonne
Barnes-Holmes, Dermot
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Article History
First Online: 24 October 2018
Compliance with Ethical Standards
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: Carol Murphy declares that she has no conflict of interest. Keith Lyons declares that he has no conflict of interest. Michelle Kelly declares that she has no conflict of interest. Yvonne Barnes-Holmes declares that she has no conflict of interest. Dermot Barnes-Holmes declares that he has no conflict of interest.
: All procedures performed involving human participants were in accordance with the ethical standards of the institutional and/or national research committee and with the 1964 Helsinki declaration and its later amendments or comparable ethical standards.
: Informed consent was obtained from individual parents/guardians before their child’s participation in the study. Children cannot provide informed consent, but methods were carefully documented to ensure that each child participated on a voluntary basis (i.e., gave verbal or tacit assent at each session). Tacit assent was interpreted by the absence of any signs of distress, negative facial expression, or other behavioral indicators, which were monitored throughout. If indicators were that a child did not assent, the session was terminated; if a child did not assent for three consecutive sessions, participation was suspended and not recommenced without a review with child and parent at a later date. Safeguards were applied in accordance with current ethical standards when conducting research with vulnerable populations.