Introduction: This paper explores an aspect of the process and outcomes of two children's reference groups: the ways the young members of the reference groups consider the role of the arts in research concerning wellbeing.Methods: Two case studies draw on qualitative data from the projects offering insight into child reference group work over the life of a research project: from recommendations to implementation.Results: The findings demonstrate that both reference groups enabled the research to achieve a fuller engagement with meaning making in relation to data collection by consulting with children.Conclusion: The data reveal how the members offered "insider knowledge" to the researchers concerning the role of the arts in research concerning wellbeing. Themes within the analysis about the impact of the reference group's knowledge and recommendations on the research project's data collection methods include the role of the arts connected to empathy, safety and confidentiality and in relation to difference and choice.The Research in England was supported by the LankellyChase Foundation.

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研究有关健康的研究中两个儿童参考群体对艺术的看法。

简介：本文探讨了两个孩子的参考群体的过程和结果的一个方面：参考群体的年轻成员如何考虑艺术在有关幸福感的研究中的方法。方法：两个案例研究借鉴了该项目的定性数据在研究项目的整个生命周期中，对儿童参考小组的工作提供洞察力：从建议到实施。结果：研究结果表明，两个参考小组都通过与儿童进行磋商，使研究能够更全面地参与与数据收集有关的意义的制定。结论：数据揭示了成员如何向研究人员提供有关艺术在健康研究中的作用的“内幕知识”。分析中有关参考小组影响的主题