University of New England, Australia
We are trying to identify the fundamental psychological characteristics of romantic relationships. If you are currently in a romantic or marital relationship, please read the following information. If the study suits you, please complete the questions below, and submit your anonymous responses. Thank you!
UNE
The University of New England
Psychology
Armidale, NSW 2351 Australia
Fax (02) 6773 3820, Telephone (02) 6773 2773
email : psychology@
une.edu.auInformation Sheet
Project Title: Describing a Romantic or Marital Relationship
Person Responsible: Associate Professor John Malouff
Co-Investigator: Hans Receveur, UNE psychology student
The purpose of the study is to investigate the main characteristics of romantic relationships. For the study, you will rate your current relationship on about 88 words and give your gender and age. Some individuals might consider the information collected personal and sensitive, so we don’t want your name or any information that might identify you. Completing the study will take about 10 minutes.
It is completely up to you whether you participate in the study. If you wish to discontinue participation after you have begun, you are free to do so. Also, you may omit any question you want, although we hope that you will answer all of them. To participate in this study, you must be at least 18 years old. If you would like to participate, complete the questions below and click submit. If you would like to find out the results of the study, send an email to
jmalouff@une.edu.au sometime in the next few months. It is unlikely that this research will raise any personal or upsetting issues but if it does you may wish to contact your local Community Health Centre (this information can be found in your local White Pages) or contact Lifeline – 131 114 or if you are a UNE student you can contact the UNE Counselling Centre at 02 6773 2897.
This project has been approved by the University’s Human Research Ethics Committee of the University of New England (Approval No HE09-129), expiry date 27 July 10. Should you have any complaints concerning the manner in which this research is conducted, please contact the Research Ethics Officer at the following address:
Research Services,
University of New England
Armidale NSW 2351
Telephone (02) 6773-3449, Fax (02) 6773-3543
Email
Ethics@une.edu.auPlease choose a number for each word to indicate to what extent you agree that it describes your current marital or other romantic RELATIONSHIP (rather than just describing your partner). Use the scale below for choosing a number.
Scale
1 = disagree strongly
2 = disagree moderately
3 = disagree slightly
4 = neither agree nor disagree
5 = agree slightly
6 = agree moderately
7 = agree strongly