PARTICIPANT CONSENT

STUDENT RESEARCH PROJECT ETHICS REVIEW

Division of Psychiatry & Applied Psychology

Project Title: [insert]

Researcher: [insert nameuniversity e-mail address]

Supervisor: [insert name & university e-mail address]

Ethics Reference Number: [insert when your project has received ethical approval]

  • Have you read and understood the Participant Information? YES/NO
  • Do you agree to [take part in an interview that will be recorded/participate in a questionnaire/other]about [insert topic of research]? YES/NO
  • Do you know how to contact the researcher if you have questions

about this study? YES/NO

  • Do you understand that you are free to withdraw from the study

without giving a reason? YES/NO

  • [Insert for anonymous questionnaire studies only]Do you understand that

for anonymous questionnaire studies, once you have completed the study

and submitted your answers, the data cannot be withdrawn? YES/NO

  • [Insert for interview studies only]Do you understand that once you have

been interviewed it may not be technically possible to withdraw your

data unless requested within [state timeframe]? YES/NO

  • Do you give permission for your data from this study to be shared with

other researchers in the future provided that your anonymity is

protected? YES/NO

  • Do you understand that non-identifiable data from this study including YES/NO

quotations might be used in academic research reports or publications?

  • I confirm that I am 18 years old or over YES/NO

Signature of Participant……………………………………… Date ……

Name (in capitals) ………………………………………

[insert for paper-based questionnaires only]This consent form will be detached from the completed questionnaire and stored separately. Your answers will not be identifiable

OR

[insert for internet-based studies] “By clicking the button below I indicate that I understand what the study involves and I agree to take part. If I do not want to participate I can close this window/press the exit button.”[insert as appropriate]

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