Risks and Benefits of Being in the Study
While the risk of participating in this study is estimated to be minimal, there is some risk of emotional distress occurring while completing the various tasks included in the study. Participants may feel discomfort in responding to the mental-health-related questionnaires. Some materials ask you to disclose sensitive content or probe feelings of depression, suicidality, stress or bring to mind distressing past experiences. Further, given the computer-based nature of this this study, there is the possibility that you may become bored or frustrated. If either of these feelings becomes too distressing and you wish to discontinue, you will be able to do so at any time without penalty.
There will be a Leave Study button provided on every page of the initial screener and inventories, as well as an exit button on the performance-based measure. If you are distressed at any point during your participation in the study, you can withdraw immediately and without penalty. In the event your participation in this study causes you undue psychological distress, you can seek counseling services through the Augsburg University Center for Wellness and Counseling at 612-330-1707 or through your student portal at https://augsburgcwcportal.pointnclick.com/home.aspx. If payment is required for counseling services, it is the responsibility of the participant or a third-party payer (such as personal health insurance). There are no direct benefits for participating in this study, but your participation in this research will help better understand the relationship between emotions and behavioral health in college students.
Confidentiality
The records and data collected from this study will be kept private unless required by law. Records will be stored securely, and only the researcher and his advisor, Dr. Theisen, will be granted access. The results will be disseminated in a final paper and presented to the faculty in the Clinical Psychology program for competency evaluation as part of this program's degree requirements. In any form of circulation of this paper, I will not include any information that will make it possible to identify you, as all data will be de-identified. To this end, confidentiality is not absolute. Any personal information, such as email addresses, and study data collected during the course of your participation in this research will be encrypted in accordance with Augsburg University policy for rights to confidentiality. If you use your Augsburg University email address, you acknowledge the risk to your confidentiality due to the address including your name.
Contacts and Questions:
The primary researcher conducting this study is Ryan Fleig. You are free to ask any questions you currently have, or may later have, and are encouraged to contact me at fleigr@augsburg.edu. You may also contact my advisor, Dr. Theisen, at theisej@augsburg.edu. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the study and would like to speak with someone other than myself or my advisor, you are encouraged to contact the Doctor of Psychology in Clinical Psychology (PsyD.) program at 7720 22nd Ave. S., Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55454.
If you have questions about your rights as a study participant or want to discuss problems/complaints about the research study, send an email to Ryan Fleig (fleigr@augsburg.edu) or (theisej@augsburg.edu). If requested from the primary researcher, you can be provided with a copy of this form to keep for your records.
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