Study Research Study For Women + Chance For $100 Amazon Gift Card

[jhenrie]

HELP US LEARN MORE ABOUT NEGATIVE LIFE EVENTS AND MENTAL HEALTH
AND CONTRIBUTE TO IMPROVED MENTAL HEALTH CARE

I am a graduate student in clinical psychology at the University of Arkansas. Please consider helping me with a study that will help us better understand how various traumatic events can affect a person’s mental health.

We know that childhood abuse and domestic violence put victims at risk for undesired mental health symptoms or disorders, such as Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Depression. Women are much more at risk for these problems, partly because they are at a greater risk of being victimized through violent means. For these reasons, I am interested in learning more about how exposure to traumatic events leads to negative mental health outcomes in some victims. Your participation can contribute to important advancements in psychological knowledge, prevention, and intervention – and how that might be different than people who have not experienced traumatic events. You do not have to have experienced a traumatic event to participate.

If you answer this survey, you will have a chance of winning one of five $100 gift certificates to Amazon.com. (Only completed surveys are eligible for the drawing.) You must be female and at least 18 years of age to participate. (A maximum of 200 participating individuals are anticipated. Given this projection, odds of winning a gift card are approximately 1 in 40.) All you have to do is visit this website http:// and answer questions regarding your life history, ways of processing life events, and mental health. The survey will take approximately one hour to complete.

All of your answers will be recorded anonymously, and all information will be kept confidential to the extent allowed by law and University policy.

If you would like to participate, please visit this website: http://
Instructions for entering the drawing will be provided at the end of the survey.

Thank you in advance for your participation, and please do not hesitate to contact me via email with any questions or concerns about this study.

Joye L. Henrie, M.A.
Doctoral Candidate, Clinical Psychology
University of Arkansas

 

[The Albatross]

Survey monkey? Really? For a legitimate University study? :unsure: I'm waiting for this to be screened I think.

 

[jhenrie]

The study has been approved by the University of Arkansas' Institutional Review Board (IRB Protocol #: 13-02-481) and is funded by a research grant (Howell's grant number: 1303.01S). Additionally, royalties for the use of copyrighted measures have been paid to their respective publishers.

Thank you for taking the time to express your concerns. If you have any additional questions, I would be happy to answer them.

 

[Deleted member 1860]

I started but ended up not finishing.

200+ questions in and I was only 40% done. Very long.... Just a warning to others out there with attention issues.

Some questions were asked multiple times, which was annoying considering how damn long the survey took.

 

[Chincho]

Is this research open to members of all countries?

 

[jhenrie]

I started but ended up not finishing.

200+ questions in and I was only 40% done. Very long.... Just a warning to others out there with attention issues.

Some questions were asked multiple times, which was annoying considering how damn long the survey took.

I understand that the length can be frustrating, which I why I (1) advised potential respondents up front that it takes about an hour & (2) am offering five $100 gift cards in the drawing, instead of the typical $25 gift cards.

 

[jhenrie]

Is this research open to members of all countries?

Yes, please just select "Other" & fill in your location in the comment box when you are asked which state you live in. Thanks!

 

[jhenrie]

I’m thinking it might be prudent for me to let everyone know that I am a fellow survivor & struggle with ongoing complex PTSD symptoms.

I realize that research announcements like mine can come across as cold & clinical, but the wording is merely a product of requirements by our governing Institutional Review Board.

I experienced severe trauma for 12 years & ended up in foster care at 15 years old. Given my resultant difficulties, distorted ways of seeing & experiencing the world, & VERY poor therapy, I was ill-equipped to embark on adulthood & recognize the proverbial “red flags” of dangerous people & situations. Thus, I was re-traumatized multiple times in my young adulthood. I worked very hard to get into a healthier place & stabilize my life.

Once my life was relatively stable, I decided to become a foster parent to “give back” & help other young people who had experienced trauma & loss. In the course of trying to give my foster children every chance for a better life, I became profoundly discouraged at a number of elements of “the system,” including the lackluster therapeutic services provided. This discouragement (& frankly, anger) propelled me to enroll in college as an older, nontraditional student to pursue a degree in psychology.

My goal in becoming a psychologist is to bring some reason, real world experience, & quality services to a field that, in my opinion, has historically been far too clinical & book-knowledge driven. I want to make a difference, *because* I have been there. I am studying topics that I have personal experience with & am passionate about because of that personal experience. I am in no way trying to infiltrate a group for which I have no firsthand knowledge; rather, I am a fellow alumni of the sorts of experiences that bring people to seek support in this group.

 

[The Albatross]

I'll try to run the gauntlet your last post is worth more than a shot at $100 bucks.

Edited to add: I couldn't get past the choices in the first series of questions regarding condom use. I am a married woman of 23 years with my partner of almost 28 years. I have been celibate in marriage for over the past year because of sexual dysfunction. Even if I didn't have a sexual dysfunction, I didn't see where the answer choices applied to me because I couldn't opt out of condom use. Married people who are monogamous don't need condoms.

 

[Red Feather]

I'll give it a try. 100 $ would be cool. I hope I can take breaks.

And I am also glad to hear your story, jhenrie. A bit of hope.

 

[jhenrie]

I'll try to run the gauntlet your last post is worth more than a shot at $100 bucks.

Edited to add: I couldn't get past the choices in the first series of questions regarding condom use. I am a married woman of 23 years with my partner of almost 28 years. I have been celibate in marriage for over the past year because of sexual dysfunction. Even if I didn't have a sexual dysfunction, I didn't see where the answer choices applied to me because I couldn't opt out of condom use. Married people who are monogamous don't need condoms.

First, I wanted to say that I appreciated your initial response; it made me smile & made the risk of posting my personal info worthwhile. Thank you for that!

Regarding your edit, sorry it didn't work out (but I appreciate you trying!). Unfortunately, that particular part of the survey is a copyrighted measure, so I'm not allowed to modify it from its original form. I've had some of my own disagreements with some of the copyrighted survey questions, that I wasn't allowed to do anything about. :( Anyway, thanks again!

 

[jhenrie]

I'll give it a try. 100 $ would be cool. I hope I can take breaks.

And I am also glad to hear your story, jhenrie. A bit of hope.

Thanks, Nadia!! And I'm glad to hear I could provide some small glimpse of hope. I believe that our traumatic experiences are inextricably woven into the fibers of are personalities/perspectives/etc. It's part of who we are & how we view the world. But I don't think that's a permanently damning state of affairs. I think that through a lot of work, support, & perseverance, our traumatic experiences can ultimately lend themselves to the constellation of factors that make us incredible, insightful, compassionate people.

I wish you the very best.