Simran Sohanpal
Loughborough Design School
Loughborough University
Loughborough
LE11 3TU

s.sohanpal-16@student.lboro.ac.uk

The purpose of this study is to gather insights into the effectiveness of the application of a parent’s scent in maintaining attachment with a young child placed in care, to inform the development of new products and/or services to improve the user experience of settling children into nursery/daycare and managing separation anxiety. This study is part of a Student research project supported by Loughborough University. The research will be carried out by Simran Sohanpal, supervised by Dr Vicky Lofthouse.

If you are part of a vulnerable group please do not take part in this study. For example, but not limited to, children under 18, pregnant women, prisoners/detained persons, persons lacking mental capacity to make an informed decision for themselves, adults in care homes, adults who are vulnerable because of their social, psychological or medical circumstances.

After you have read this information and asked any questions you may have if you are happy to participate we will ask you to complete an Informed Consent Form. However if at any time, before, during or after the sessions you wish to withdraw from the study please just contact the main investigator. You can withdraw at any time, for any reason and you will not be asked to explain your reasons for withdrawing. However, once the results of the study have been submitted as part of the project, it may not be possible to withdraw your individual data from the research.

This questionnaire should take no longer than 5 minutes to complete.

Data Protection Privacy Notice :

Loughborough University will be using information/data from you in order to undertake this study and will act as the data controller for this study. This means that the University is responsible for looking after your information and using it properly.

Personal data will be processed on the public task basis. Individuals’ rights to erasure and data portability do not apply if you are processing on the basis of public task. However, individuals do have a right to object.

Data will be shared with investigators involved with the study.

All data will be retained on an encrypted digital storage platform, as part of the project assignment.

Any questions regarding participation in the survey, please contact s.sohanpal-16@student.lboro.ac.uk

If you are not happy with how the research was conducted, please contact the Secretary of the Ethics Approvals (Human Participants) Sub-Committee, Research Office, Hazlerigg Building, Loughborough University, Epinal Way, Loughborough, LE11 3TU. Tel: 01509 222423. Email: researchpolicy@lboro.ac.uk

The University also has policies relating to Research Misconduct and Whistle Blowing which are available online at http://www.lboro.ac.uk/committees/ethics-approvals-human-participants/additionalinformation/codesofpractice/ .

If you require any further information regarding the General Data Protection Regulations, please see: https://www.lboro.ac.uk/privacy/research-privacy/.