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Viewpoints (42) Ethics, Privacy, and Legal Issues (531) Big Data (271) Recruitment of Research Participants (333) Electronic/Mobile Data Capture, Internet-based Survey & Research Methodology (896) Theoretical Frameworks and Concepts (284) Bots and AI Approaches to Detect and Counter Misinformation (10) Security and Privacy of mHealth and uHealth (139)

Published on in Vol 14 (2025)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/60548, first published .
Effective Recruitment or Bot Attack? The Challenge of Internet-Based Research Surveys and Recommendations to Reduce Risk and Improve Robustness

Effective Recruitment or Bot Attack? The Challenge of Internet-Based Research Surveys and Recommendations to Reduce Risk and Improve Robustness

Effective Recruitment or Bot Attack? The Challenge of Internet-Based Research Surveys and Recommendations to Reduce Risk and Improve Robustness

Authors of this article:

Liesje Donkin1 Author Orcid Image ;   Nathan Henry2 Author Orcid Image ;   Amy Kercher1 Author Orcid Image ;   Mangor Pedersen1 Author Orcid Image ;   Holly Wilson3 Author Orcid Image ;   Amy Hai Yan Chan3 Author Orcid Image
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Liesje Donkin   1 , BSc, MSc(Hons), PGDipHlthPsych, PGDipArts(Dist), PGDipClinPsych, PhD ;   Nathan Henry   2 , BTech, MSc ;   Amy Kercher   1 , BPsych(Hons), GDipClinPsychSci, PhD ;   Mangor Pedersen   1 , BA, MSc, PhD ;   Holly Wilson   3 , BSocSci(Hons), MSc ;   Amy Hai Yan Chan   3 , BPharm(Hons), PhD

1 Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand

2 School of Psychological Sciences, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia

3 School of Pharmacy, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand

Corresponding Author:

  • Liesje Donkin, BSc, MSc(Hons), PGDipHlthPsych, PGDipArts(Dist), PGDipClinPsych, PhD
  • Department of Psychology and Neuroscience
  • Auckland University of Technology
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  • Auckland, 1142
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  • Email: liesje.donkin@aut.ac.nz