Principal Investigator: Jasmine Gaffney
1. Objectives
Describe the purpose, specific aims, and hypothesis:
The purpose of this study is to investigate a potential relationship between parenting style and risk. Three distinct parenting styles to include authoritative, authoritarian, and permissive will be examined. Two perspectives of risk, risk-taking and risk-perception, will also be examined. This will be done using two self-report measures. Specifically, the Domain-Specific Risk-Taking Scale (DOSPERT) will be used to measure individual differences in risk attitude in five content domains: financial decisions, health/safety, recreational, ethical, and …show more content…
Instructors offer students credit to gain valuable insights into the methods used in psychological research. All instructors who offer their students credit for participating in psychological research offer their students’ non-research based alternatives for earning credits. In accordance with the guidelines set forth by Augusta University, the Department of Psychological Sciences has developed this system to reduce the risk of coercion and maintain participant …show more content…
How long will the data and/or specimens be stored?
The data will be stored on a password-protected computer only accessible to the study’s principal investigator, Jasmine Gaffney, co-investigators, Kelly Daniel, David Warden, and Katherine Covington, and the faculty project sponsor, Dr. Michael
Stefanek, for up to 5 years.
iv. Who will have access to the data or specimens?
The research study data will be accessible by Jasmine Gaffney, Kelly Daniel, David Warden, and Katherine Covington. The data will also be accessible to the study’s faculty supervisor, Dr. Michael Stefanek, and the course’s graduate assistant, Samantha Omelian. This data will not contain personally identifiable information, so in the event that any party not previously mentioned accesses the data, there will be no risk of confidential information being released.
v. Who is responsible for receipt or transmission of the data and/or specimens?
The study investigators, Jasmine Gaffney, Kelly Daniel, David Warden, and Katherine Covington, will be equally responsible for receipt and/or transmission of the data collected throughout the lifetime of this study.
vi. How will data and/or specimens be transported?
All data will be stored on password-protected