Social Roles and Wellbeing: Participant Information

You are invited to take part in a new study to explore the ways in which the social roles we occupy influence our psychological wellbeing. Our traditional gender stereotypes (i.e. men as “breadwinners” and women as “homemakers”) don’t match up to the diverse roles fulfilled by modern men and women. Gender is a powerful determinant of our behaviour and beliefs about the characteristics and behaviour of others. This has implications for the ways in which men and women in diverse social roles perceive themselves, as well as the ways in which we perceive and evaluate others. This, in turn, has implications for psychological wellbeing. So far, however, there has not been a systematic investigation of the effects of non-traditional gender role occupation by men and women on psychological well-being, or the psychological and social processes that may buffer these relationships. The purpose of this study is to explore these relationships.

I am looking for male and female participants who can spend approximately 15 minutes completing a questionnaire deigned to assess social role occupation and some psychological variables (e.g. self esteem).

You must be 18 years or over to participate in this experiment

Social Roles and Wellbeing: Informed consent

1. Participation in this experiment is entirely voluntary. You do not have to take part if you don't want to

2. You don’t have to answer all the questions. If you would prefer not to answer any question, you are not obliged to and this will not affect your ability to progress through the experiment

3. You may decide to stop being a part of the research study at any time without explanation. There is a “Quit” button on each page, which will take you straight to the end of the experiment and cause your data to be removed from the experiment. If you close the browser during the experiment, your data will also be withdrawn from the experiment. When you complete the experiment, you will enter a username. Please take a note of your username in case you wish to request your data be removed at a later date.

4. All the information you provide is completely confidential and anonymous. You will not provide any information that could be used to identify you so that there is no way the experimenter, or anyone else, will know who you are. All answers will be downloaded onto files that the experimenter will keep password protected and that cannot be accessed by anyone else.

5. There are no known risks for you in this experiment.

By clicking the link below to begin the experiment, you are confirming that you have read and understood the above information and are giving your informed consent to participate

If you require further information about this study you can contact the researcher (Fhionna Moore) on f.moore@abertay.ac.uk

I have read and understood the "informed consent" details and wish to continue with the experiment