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maintain confidentiality and anonymity . The names are gender specific to indicate male and female responses .
Limitations
A potential limitation of the study was the potential for researcher bias . As the researchers carrying out the interviews were members of the research team and linked to the SUN project , there is potential that their perceptions and individual bias could impact the interviews , in terms of questions used and prompts given ( Cohen , Manion & Morrison , 2018 ).
Participation in the study may have been influenced by the power dynamic between the participants and researchers . As the researchers who conducted the interviews work at the college where the participants are students , this may have affected their willingness to participate and potentially the nature of their answers ( Teye , 2012 ).
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