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PROJECT TITLE: An exploration of the factors impacting intra-sexual and inter-sexual competition
PRINCIPAL RESEARCHER: Dr Danielle Wagstaff
OTHER/STUDENT RESEARCHERS: Dr George Van Doorn
Kaitlin Kearney
Emily Kumpis

We invite adults over the age of 18 to participate in a study conducted by fourth year Psychology students, Kaitlin Kearney and Emily Kumpis, under the supervision of Drs Danielle Wagstaff and George Van Doorn of the Faculty of Health at Federation University Australia. The study will investigate factors that affect the kinds of judgements you make about other people’s faces.

If you agree to participate in the study, you will be asked to provide some demographic information, including age and gender, and complete questionnaires aimed at measuring body image and experiences of motherhood (for female participants), as well as your perception of others. You will also be asked to complete a task in which you will rate a series of faces on a various social attributes (such as attractiveness). The survey should take around 20-30 minutes to complete.

Participation in this study is entirely voluntary, and you have the right to withdraw your consent to participate or discontinue the study at any time without explanation. Please note, however, that because participation in this study is anonymous, every time you move to a new page in the survey, your data will be aggregated. As such, removal of data from the group will not be possible as an individual’s data will not be able to be identified. Only group data will be reported from this research, no individual responses. By moving forward in this survey, it is assumed that you have read this statement and agree to participate.

Data will be stored securely at Federation University. This research will be used in the theses of Ms Kearney and Ms Kumpis, and may be presented in other formats (published papers, conference presentations).

It is anticipated that there will be no risks or discomfort throughout the course of the research. However, if any adverse feelings occur, please do not hesitate to withdraw from the survey. Additionally, please contact the following services: Federation University’s Counselling Services for FedUni students (5122 6425 Gippsland or 5237 9470 Mt Helen), Lifeline Australia (13 11 14), The Butterfly Foundation Australia (supporting people with eating disorders & body image issues; 1800 334 673), or see your GP.

Results of this study will be available in late November 2017. If you would like a summary of the results forwarded to you after this time, please email Dr Danielle Wagstaff for arrangements.

If you have any questions, or you would like further information regarding the project titled ‘An exploration of the factors impacting intra-sexual and inter-sexual competition’ please contact the Principal Researcher Danielle Wagstaff of the School of Health Sciences and Psychology:
EMAIL: d.wagstaff@federation.edu.au
PH: 5327 6247
 
Should you (i.e. the participant) have any concerns about the ethical conduct of this research project, please contact the Federation University Ethics Officers, Research Services, Federation University Australia, P O Box 663 Mt Helen Vic 3353 or Northways Rd, Churchill Vic 3842. Telephone:  (03)  5327 9765,  (03) 5122 6446; Email: research.ethics@federation.edu.au

CRICOS Provider Number 0010

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* 1. Do you agree you have read the above statement and consent to participate in this study?

 
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