Principal Investigator
Austin Attaway
aatawa@calstatela.edu
Student Researchers
Kimmie Gilbert
kgilber@calstatela.edu
Annalise Fick
afick@calstatela.edu
Karisma Juarez
kjuare39@calstatela.edu
Alexis Franco
afranc110@calstatela.edu
Purpose of Study and Participant Criteria
You are invited to take part in a research project conducted by Professor Attaway, a professor at Cal State LA, and Kimmie Gilbert, Annalise Fick, Karisma Juarez, and Alexis Franco, undergraduate students at Cal State LA. In this study, we hope to learn more about psychological well-being. You were selected to participate in this study because you are 18 years old or older and a volunteer, or a student at California State University, Los Angeles. If you agree to participate in this study, you will be asked to complete four questionnaires and watch a video. This will take approximately 15 minutes in total.
There are minimal risks to this study. There are minimal risks, and participants may feel uncomfortable while answering the questions on the survey. However, participants have the right to withdraw from the study anytime throughout the time they complete the survey. Participants can also decide not to turn in the survey at the end. You may also choose to withdraw from the study at any time. If you feel uncomfortable during or after completing the questionnaires/video, you may contact the researchers (Kimmie Gilbert, Annalise Fick, Karisma Juarez, Alexis Franco, or Prof. Attaway).
Confidentiality
Reports resulting from this study will not identify you as a participant. All information gathered in this study will remain confidential and be given out only with your permission or as required by law. If you choose to participate, we will protect your confidentiality. Your responses are completely anonymous. The survey, through Qualtrics, will not record any personally identifying information. We cannot identify you as a participant. The data will be downloaded in a numeric data file and kept on password-protected computers and storage devices. All data will be analyzed in aggregate and reported anonymously.
Only the Investigators (Kimmie Gilbert, Annalise Fick, Karisma Juarez, Alexis Franco, and Prof. Attaway) will have access to your responses; no one else will see what you have filled in. Your responses will be used only for research purposes. The data will be stored for a period of time (3 years), then destroyed. Prof. Attaway, Kimmie Gilbert, Annalise Fick, Karisma Juarez, and Alexis Franco are available to answer any questions you have, including questions about the results of the study. The benefits of your participation are contributing to psychological research and the educational experience of participating in research.