Information sheet
The University of Bolton supports the practice of protection for human subjects participating in research. All research is supervised and has passed the university’s ethics procedure.
I am a student at the University of Bolton completing my final year honours project under the supervision of Professor Jerome Carson. The aim of the survey is look at the relationship between musical taste and personality.
If you agree to complete these questionnaires, you will be answering questions about your wellbeing and personality.
The estimated time required for the questionnaires is approximately 15 minutes.
All information gained will remain strictly confidential. Your answers will remain anonymous. Your name will not be associated with the data, as the findings will be examined for group differences.
Participation in this study is voluntary. You are free to withdraw from this study at any time. However, once you have pressed ‘submit’ you will no longer be able to withdraw from the study. In completing our on-line survey, you are giving your consent to take part. Your information will be stored in line with the General Data Protection Regulation. The only people with access to the results will be Dave Hines and Professor Carson.
If you are interested in receiving support about any issues raised in this study, please contact the following centers:
Samaritans
Tel: 116 123
Big White Wall
https://inside.bolton.ac.uk/safe-online-support-for-students-with-big-white- wall/
If you feel you need any additional information concerning this study before or after it is complete you can contact the investigator by email or post.
Dave Hines, Student
Education & Psychology
Supervisor: Prof Jerome Carson
University of Bolton, Bolton BL3 5AB
Drh1eps@bolton.ac.uk or Professor Carson,
J.Carson@bolton.ac.uk This research has been reviewed and approved by the University of Bolton ethics committee. For research-related problems or questions regarding participants’ rights, please contact Dr Tara Chandler, ethics committee representative at 01204-903746 email:
T.Chandler@bolton.ac.uk