Psychology Activities

As a doctoral student in the School of Behavioral Sciences at Liberty University, I am conducting research as part of the requirements for a doctoral degree. The purpose of my research is to examine the relationship between current attachment styles and past childhood social media usage patterns among young adults aged 18-24, as well as how the loneliness factor correlates with these variables. Spiritual attachment style and secular attachment style will both be examined. I am writing to invite eligible participants to join my study.

Participants must be US citizens between the ages of 18 and 24. Participants, if willing, will be asked to complete a demographic survey and four validated survey instruments. It should take approximately 22 minutes or less to complete the procedures listed. Participation will be anonymous.

To participate, please click the hyperlink below that you have been sent within this email that will take you to the online survey.

A consent document is provided as the first page of the survey. The consent document contains additional information about my research. Because participation is anonymous, you do not need to sign and return the consent document unless you would prefer to do so. After you have read the consent form, please click the link to proceed to the survey. Doing so will indicate that you have read the consent information and would like to take part in the survey.

Participants will have the opportunity to enter a raffle to receive one of four $50 Amazon gift cards for completing the survey in its entirety. Once the survey is completed, you will be shown a password that can be sent via personal email to this researcher. This will enter you into a drawing to win one of four $50 Amazon gift cards.

Sincerely,

Kenneth Mark
Doctoral Student at Liberty University
kwmark@liberty.edu

As students in the School of Behavioral Sciences at Liberty University, we are conducting research to better understand statistics anxiety surrounding psychology students and the potential impacts it has on deciding whether to take statistics residential or online.

Participants must be at least 18 years old, currently enrolled in one of the statistics courses, PSYC 354 or PSYC 355, offered by Liberty University either online or residential, currently pursuing a psychology degree at Liberty University, and currently a residential student. Participants, if willing, will be asked to complete two surveys, a screening survey and the Survey of Attitudes Towards Statistics (SATS-36), then two questionnaires, the Statistical Anxiety Rating Scale (STARS) Questionnaire and a three-question questionnaire created by the researchers. It should take approximately twenty-six minutes to complete the procedures listed. Participation will be completely anonymous, and no personal, identifying information will be collected.

To participate, please click the following link to be redirected to the study’s surveys and questionnaires: https://liberty.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_eDn0YV8OpWI3Vjg

A consent document is provided as the first page of the survey and is attached to this announcement. The consent document contains additional information about our research. Because participation is anonymous, you do not need to sign and return the consent document unless you would prefer to do so. After you have read the consent form, please click the button to proceed to the two surveys and questionnaires. Doing so will indicate that you have read the consent information and would like to participate in the survey.

Participants will be given credit for one psychology activity for the Spring 2023 semester upon completion of both surveys and questionnaires.

Dominique Wales, dwales1@liberty.edu,
Elizabeth Badillo, evbadillo@liberty.edu,
Katherine Kessel, kmkessel@liberty.edu,
Pamela Mcllrath, pbmcilrath@liberty.edu,
and Samuel Rollins, shrollins@liberty.edu

Undergraduate Students

As a Directed Research Team in the School of Behavioral Sciences at Liberty University, we are conducting a study to better understand the perceptions of substance use among college students. The purpose of our research is to identify the rank order of perceived causal variables to substance use that participants create through a Concept Builder software (flow diagram) software. We are writing to invite eligible participants to join our study. 

Participants must be 18 years of age or older and a residential student enrolled in a psychology course at Liberty University. If willing, you will complete a demographic questionnaire (3 minutes), a series of surveys (5 minutes), a Concept Builder activity (flow diagram; 25 minutes) and have time for any closing questions (2 minutes). Participation will be completely anonymous and no personal or identifying information will be collected.

In order to participate, email Anna Garrett at agarrett32@liberty.edu for more information or to schedule your time slot. At your designated appointment time, proceed to the School of Behavioral Sciences Research Lab on the 3rd floor of DeMoss Hall room 3114. There will be signs to direct you. After your consent is obtained, you will be asked to create a 4-digit pin, which you will type on all following forms. Participants will select a 4-digit code that will be known only to them and place the code on their concept map and survey so the researcher can link both without knowing who the data belongs to. You will be guided to the computer lab and asked to complete a series of online surveys and will be provided with instructions on how to complete a concept map using the Concept Builder software. 

Participants will receive three psychology activity credits for participating in this research, valid for the semester of Spring 2023.

Sincerely,
Dr. Brian Kelley & Research Team
Professor and researchers

As a graduate student in the School of Behavioral Sciences at Liberty University, I am conducting research as part of the requirements for a Master of Science in Developmental Psychology. The purpose of my research is to research problematic use of smartphones among the students at Liberty University, which will consist of analyzing usage levels, perception of a student’s use, and their use’s relationship with variables concerning the student’s well-being. I am writing to invite eligible participants to join my study.

Participants must be 18 years of age or older, must be enrolled in a residential psychology course at Liberty University, and must own a smartphone.

Participants, if willing, will be asked to participate in multiple questionnaires to assess loneliness, depression, and social anxiety (15 minutes). These surveys will be followed by an invitation to schedule and participate in a short semi-structured interview to assess perceptions of smartphone use (15-20 minutes). Students will also be asked to provide access for a total of 2 weeks of phone usage data via the participant’s built-in tracking software (Digital wellbeing/Screen Time) (5 minutes). This will consist of the participant providing a screenshot of the past week’s usage directly from their smartphone. Participants will be asked to participate in these procedures twice separated by two weeks with the same procedures being in place with some variation in the qualitative interview portion. Names and other identifying information will be requested as part of this study, but the information will remain confidential.

To participate, follow the link found here: https://liberty.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_eD5ZgLlQCcJpZlA

A consent document will be provided on the first page of the survey and prior to the start of the interview process. The consent document contains additional information about my research. If you choose to participate, you will need to sign the consent document by typing your name and the date. After you have read and signed the consent form, please proceed through the survey.

Participants will receive 3 psychology credits upon full participation in the study’s procedures. The first 2 psychology credits will be given during the first half of the procedures and the third credit will be given upon completion of all procedures. The additional incentive of raffle entries for a $25 Visa gift card will be awarded to one random participant for their ongoing participation until the completion of the study. After each task is completed, the participant will receive an additional raffle entry towards the Visa gift card.

Sincerely,

Isaac Linde & Kinsey Painter
Graduate Student Researcher

ilinde@liberty.edu/kjpainter@liberty.edu