Participant Information
Personal characteristics and certainty
Faculty of Health and Life Sciences Department of Psychology, Health and Professional Development Oxford Brookes University, Headington, OXFORD OX3 0BP.
Researchers: Eva Kischka, Undergraduate, Email: 19054768@brookes.ac.uk. Marcin Niedzielski, Undergraduate. Jacob Mann, Undergraduate. Mahima Begum, Undergraduate.
Supervisor: Fiona, Email: 19036031@brookes.ac.uk
Please take time to read the following information carefully.
What is the purpose of the study?
The aim of this study is to investigate people's feelings around uncertainty. Uncertainty has been related to attitudes, expectations and even mental health, and yet our understanding of the concept is still developing. This study explores its relationship with personal characteristics.
Why have I been invited to participate?
You have been invited to this study as an English speaking adult. We intends to recruit about 100 people.
Do I have to take part?
No. It is up to you to decide whether or not to take part. If you do decide to take part you are still free to withdraw unprocessed data at any time before reaching the end of the survey by closing the browser before pressing the 'submit' button.
What will happen to me if I take part?
If you choose to take part in the study, you will be presented with an online questionnaire, which should take no longer than 10-15 minutes to complete. This study will require you to answer questions about your preferences and characteristics.
What are the possible benefits or disadvantages of taking part?
There are no direct benefits of taking part in this study. However, we hope that you will find the questions interesting and that outcomes of this study will help to further develop research on this topic area. Other than the time you spend answering the questionnaire, there are no disadvantages of taking part in this study.
Will what I say in this study be kept confidential?
Yes. You will not be asked to give any information that could be used to identify you personally (e.g., your name, date of birth, IP address). Confidentiality, privacy and anonymity will be ensured in the collection, storage and publication of research material (subject to legal limitations). Research data will be stored in Qualtrics and Google Drive, for which the University has security agreements, or Pavlovia (for which the privacy policies can be found here: https://pavlovia.org/docs/home/ethics), or uploaded to a repository so that it can be shared for teaching and research purposes.
What should I do if I want to take part?
If you would like to take part, please click on the Continue button at the bottom of this page before proceeding.
What will happen to the results of the research study?
The results of this study will be written up and submitted as a piece of work to fulfil the requirements of a module at Oxford Brookes University. The results may also be published in an academic journal, presented at a conference or used for future research or teaching on the topic.
Who has reviewed this study?
This research is being conducted by a Psychology student at Oxford Brookes University as part of the requirement for their course. The study procedures have been reviewed and approved by the Psychology Research Ethics Committee, Oxford Brookes University. If you have any concerns about how the study has been conducted, please contact the Psychology Research Ethics Officer, Dr Emma Davies, on edavies@brookes.ac.uk
Contact for Further Information
Please contact the researcher or their supervisor (contact details above) if you would like any further information about this study.
If you wish to obtain a summary of the findings when they have been written up please e-mail Eva Kischka at 19054768@brookes.ac.uk after September 28 2022.
Thank you for taking time to read the information sheet.
Date 17/3/22
