Participant information
Research title: A Study of Disgust Sensitivity and Attitudes Towards Mental Health Conditions
Student researcher: Tang Dongni (2838526t@student.gla.ac.uk) Project supervisor: Dr Eugene Dawydiak (eugene.dawydiak@glasgow.ac.uk)
Invitation You are being invited to take part in an online research study. You should be 18 years old or above and have a good level of English proficiency to take part. Before you decide to start, it is important for you to know why the research is being conducted and what it will involve. Please take time to read the following information carefully.
What is the purpose of the study? The purpose of this study is to explore disgust sensitivity and attitudes towards mental health conditions. Three mental health conditions will be involved: depression, bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia.
Do I have to take part? No, it is entirely your decision whether or not to take part. If you do decide to take part, you will be asked to provide consent online. Even after consenting, you are still free to withdraw at any time without giving a reason.
It is recommended that your English proficiency is sufficient to effectively complete the surveys. If you have difficulty, you may contact the researcher or choose to withdraw.
Will my taking part in this study be kept confidential? Yes, no personally identifying information will be gathered during the survey and as such your taking part in this study will be entirely confidential. Because we won’t be able to identify your answers, there is no chance of retracting your data once you click the last submit button (the final page of the study provides an alert to this).
If you wish to withdraw from the study, you must discontinue by closing the browser before completing the study.
What will participation involve? You will first be asked questions about your age and gender identity. Then, you will read three narrative descriptions, each about an individual diagnosed with one of the following mental health disorders: schizophrenia, depression, and bipolar disorder. After each description, you will be asked to rate your feelings towards the individual through a series of questions. Finally, you will complete a disgust sensitivity scale, which includes concepts related to pathogen, moral, and sexual disgust. We anticipate that participation will take approximately 20 minutes.
We hope that participating in our research will be a worthwhile experience for you. Your opinions and experiences are extremely valuable to us.
What are the possible disadvantages and risks of taking part in the study? There are no anticipated disadvantages in participating, however, if you do feel adversely affected by items related to mental illness or those addressing pathogen, sexual or moral disgust, please feel free to discontinue your participation.
What will happen to the results of the research study and my data? Your data is entirely anonymous and unidentifiable. It will be gathered using GDPR-compliant software hosted by the University of Glasgow, and will be stored on a secured server. Data without any personal identifying information may be made publicly available in an online database for re-analysis by other researchers. Anonymous results of this study will be presented in student dissertations and may also be presented at conferences or published in journals, books, and popular media. If you would like a summary of the results, this can be made available to you upon request from the researchers.
All data and results will remain anonymous, unidentifiable, and confidential at all times. During the project, all collected data will be securely stored on a password-protected computer belonging to the researcher. This study is conducted as a student dissertation project and complies with the British Psychological Society’s Code of Ethics and Conduct.
Who has reviewed the study? The College of Medical, Veterinary & Life Sciences Ethics Committee from the University of Glasgow has reviewed the study.
Who can I contact if I want more information? If you would like to have more information about the study, please feel free to contact:
the student researcher: Tang Dongni (2838526t@student.gla.ac.uk), the project supervisor: Dr Eugene Dawydiak (eugene.dawydiak@glasgow.ac.uk )
Complaints If you wish to raise a complaint on how we have handled your personal data, you can contact the University Data Protection Officer who will investigate the matter.Our Data Protection Officer can be contacted at dataprotectionofficer@glasgow.ac.uk.
If you are not satisfied with our response or believe we are not processing your personal data in accordance with the law, you can complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) https://ico.org.uk/.
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