Dear participant,

My name is Nikoleta Vujosevic (e-mail: nikoleta19@student.elte.hu). Currently, I am a second-year student of master’s studies at Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology. As part of my studies, it is mandatory for me to conduct a research in order to write my master thesis and graduate.
The research is coordinated by my supervisor Nikolett Arató, PhD (e-mail: arato.nikolett@ppk.elte.hu), assistant professor of ELTE PPK.

The topic of this research is Well-Being in the World of Dungeons & Dragons: The Interplay of personal and constructed character traits. This research would aim to investigate the impact of the difference between self-perception and the perception of a D&D character on the players wellbeing, and lastly, how the players personality differs from the imagined one.

To participate in this study, you must be at least 18 years old, and you should have experience playing Dungeons & Dragons.

Participation in this study is anonymous and we will not ask you to provide any personal data, for example your name, address, or date of birth. All information obtained in the study will be confidential. You will not be listed by your name in any report with the study results. Research reports will contain only the results at the level of group, not the individual results. If you feel uncomfortable or if you want to terminate your participation, you can do so, without any negative consequences. If there are questions, you would not like to answer, you are free to not answer those questions. By giving consent you will contribute to gathering the information based on which we will get a better understanding of the psychological aspects of role-playing games and their potential effects on wellbeing. The data collected during the research will be used only for scientific purposes, it will be published in academic papers, thesis and dissertation presentation, and maybe conference presentations and journal articles. The anonymized data could be shared with other researchers who request it.

If you have any questions, please feel free to ask.