STUDY INFORMATION
You are invited to take part in a research study about how personality and emotions impact the way a person feels about and performs their work. This study is open to adults over the age of 18 who reside in the United States, are gainfully employed, and are classified as full-time. This form is part of a process called “informed consent” to allow you to understand this study before deciding whether to take part. This study is being conducted by a researcher named Josie Crudo, who is a doctoral student at Walden University.
Background Information:
Background Information:
The purpose of this study is to examine how a person’s level of emotional intelligence and their personality traits might impact how engaged people are with their work. Emotional intelligence is generally defined as “a person’s ability to understand emotions, manage their own emotions and ability to perceive the emotions of others.” Employee engagement is how people feel about and approach their work.
Procedures:
If you agree to be in this study, you will be asked to:
- Complete a short survey to provide demographic information about yourself, such as your age, gender, and information about your employment status. This information will be used to determine meet participant eligibility criteria.
- If you meet all of the criteria, you will be asked to complete a 15-20 minute survey that will help determine your personality type, level of emotional intelligence and current level of employee engagement.
Here is a sample question:
On a scale of 1-7, please select the statement that best describes how you feel at work:
On a scale of 1-7, please select the statement that best describes how you feel at work:
- “At work, I feel bursting with energy”
- “Time flies when I am working”
Voluntary Nature of the Study:
Participation in this study is voluntary. You are free to accept or turn down the invitation. If you decide to be in the study now, you can still change your mind later and stop at any time. No compensation will be provided.
Participation in this study is voluntary. You are free to accept or turn down the invitation. If you decide to be in the study now, you can still change your mind later and stop at any time. No compensation will be provided.
Risks and Benefits of Being in the Study:
Being in this type of study involves some risk of the minor discomforts that can be encountered in daily life, such as asking you to give yourself a rating about how you see yourself. Being in this study would not pose risk to your safety or wellbeing.
The potential benefits from the results of this study are:
- There has been a lot of debate on this topic and this will help researchers like myself better understand how personality and emotional intelligence may impact employee engagement.
- This information may help employers understand how to improve their work environments for employees.
- It could also help employees understand what they need to succeed and feel fulfilled in their jobs.
Privacy:
No personally identifable information will be asked. Even I, as the researcher, will not know who you are. I will not use your personal information for any purpose outside of this research project. The data collected will be kept secure by password protecting the survey collection site and any data downloaded for analysis.
No personally identifable information will be asked. Even I, as the researcher, will not know who you are. I will not use your personal information for any purpose outside of this research project. The data collected will be kept secure by password protecting the survey collection site and any data downloaded for analysis.
Contacts and Questions:
You may ask any questions you have now. Or if you have questions later, you may contact the researcher via email at Josielynn.Crudo@waldenu.edu. If you want to talk privately about your rights as a participant, you can call the Research Participant Advocate at my university at 612-312-1210. Walden University’s approval number for this study is 10-01-19-0122558.