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ArticleJournal of academic ethics2025

Exercise Science Students as Research Participants in Faculty-Led Research: An Ethical Dilemma.

Nicole K Rendos, Christopher M Wilburn

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Nicole K RendosFlorida Institute for Human and Machine Cognition, 40 S Alcaniz Street, Pensacola, FL 32502, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-1445-5498
Christopher M WilburnSchool of Kinesiology, College of Education, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, USA.ORCID 0009-0003-5927-8357

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Walking Function in Individuals with Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy: Biomechanical Mechanisms and Implications for Clinical Outcomes and Gait RetrainingK01HD107294 · FLORIDA INSTITU /HUMAN/MACHINE COGNITION · 2025 to 2025
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NICHD NIH HHS K01 HD107294
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The academic field of exercise science has experienced exponential growth in the past four decades, including in the number of degrees awarded, available job opportunities for graduates, amount of research conducted, and external funding for research. Typically, exercise science students are young, healthy adults, with an inherent interest in exercise science, making them "ideal" research participants for faculty-led research studies. However, these characteristics also make exercise science students particularly vulnerable to coercion and undue influence by faculty researchers aiming to use these students as research participants. Here, we will discuss ethical concerns related to recruiting exercise science students as research participants in faculty-led research related to power differentials, recruitment of female participants, and academic credit. We will provide recommendations to protect potential student participants from coercion, unjustifiable pressure, and undue influence that could undermine their voluntary informed consent.

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CoercionEthical recruitmentExercise scienceResearch ethicsResearch participantsStudents

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PMID40963734
PMCPMC12439765

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