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RESEARCH METHODS and data collection started only after being granted permission; additionally, all obtained data were handled and collected according to the GDPR rules. As opposed to Study Two, Study One investigated the views and perceptions of secondary school students, and since it was an interview study, parental consent was asked from the potential minor participants’ parents. For obtaining the consent, a written consent form was used and was based on Cohen et al. (2018), Creswell and Creswell (2018), and Johnson and Christensen (2019). The written parental consent form contained an explanation of the purpose of the research project and all the procedures of the research as well as a statement about the confidentiality of the recordings and the personal data (Graham et al. 2013). It also described how long the voice recordings were kept (until June 2022), and who had access to the data and the recordings (the researcher and his supervisors, as well as some of the co-coders who provided assistance with the coding). The form also indicated that participation in the research project was voluntary, and each participant had the right to withdraw from participation at any time without any further consequences. Furthermore, the form contained a section for the signature of the participants’ parents to confirm they agreed to the provisions described above. Finally, in the case of the interview study (Study One), after starting the recording device, both the adult and minor participants’ oral consent was asked before starting the actual interview. +63 +
