... literature and the experiences to provide recommendations for the challenges thus identified. Findings The critical reflections highlight three overarching challenges the authors encountered as insider-outsiders in researching a sensitive topic among stigmatized/hidden groups in a value-laden cultural...

... researchers these were accompanied by a range of emotional impacts. Researchers working on sensitive topics (like trauma research) have noted a range of physical effects, for example sleeplessness (Campbell, 2002 ; Dickson-Swift et al., 2008 ; McLennan et al., 2016 ; Moran-Ellis, 1996...