Emotional
Experiences
Study Title: Emotional
Experiences
Principal Investigator: Charles Couchman,
M.A.
Note: You must be at least 18 years old to participate
in this survey.
Study Purpose: This form describes a research study that
Charles Couchman, M.A., principal investigator from the University of Rochester,
is conducting in order to better understand how people experience different
emotions.
Study Procedure: In this study, you will first be asked
to complete a short survey providing some general information about yourself and
then to remember two emotional situations and to complete short surveys about
how you felt during each of these situations. Altogether, the study will take
approximately 30 minutes to complete. Because you will be asked to recall your
emotional experiences with as much real feeling as possible, please complete
this study in a place where you can be alone and without distractions. At the
end of the study you will be able to view how other people have answered the
same questions.
The surveys included in this study contain some personal
questions such as about your age, gender, ethnicity, income and education
levels, and also about the feelings, behaviors, and thoughts you have
experienced during emotional situations. We would like you to answer all
questions, but you may skip any that you don’t feel comfortable
answering.
Confidentiality: All of your responses will be kept in
an anonymous manner. This means that there is no way for your identity to be
linked to your responses. The responses of all participants will be stored
numerically and only the investigators on the study will have access to your
individual responses. Only summarized data will be presented at meetings or in
any publications.
Risks: If you participate, there is a risk that you
might experience some discomfort from reliving and answering questions about
past emotional experiences. Should you experience discomfort, you are free to
cease participation without any consequences and you may also contact the
principal investigator at the email address below. This study has been reviewed
and approved by an Institutional Review Board at the University of Rochester and
has been determined to be of minimal risk to participants.
Benefits: There are no
direct benefits to you for participating in this study. However, some people
tend to find that taking the time to answer questions about their emotional
experiences can heighten their awareness of themselves and their
feelings.
Voluntary Participation: Your participation in this
study is completely voluntary. You are free to not participate or to withdraw at
any time without any consequences. If you do withdraw, any information you have
provided will be deleted from our records at your request. You may choose not to
answer some or all of the questions for any reason.
For more information about
this research, please contact Charles Couchman at
couchman@psych.rochester.edu.
If you have any questions
about your rights as a research subject, you may contact the Human Subjects
Protection Specialist at the University of Rochester Research Subjects Review
Board, Box 315, 601 Elmwood Ave., Rochester, NY 14642-8315, Telephone:
011-585-276-0005 or toll free at 011-977-449-4441.
If you are interested in
participating in the study, please click on the link below. Thank you for your
time and support!
Sincerely,
Charles Couchman, M.A.
Department of Clinical and Social Psychology
University of Rochester
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