One of the other results from my research on teachers was that teachers in schools that had a connection with the university that the research team was based in were more likely to consent to thailand rcs data data linkage. This result provided suggestive evidence that participants trust in the research team plays a role in their decision to consent to data linkage (or not).
In my latest project co-authored with Sonkurt Sen, we test this relationship directly.
We find that participants trust in the research team is positively correlated with their propensity to consent to data linkage – respondents who have a higher level of trust in the research team are more likely to consent to data linkage. In addition, we find that black respondents have significantly lower levels of trust in the research team compared to their white counterparts, which helps explain why ethnic minority groups generally have lower consent rates.