[game_edu] Recruiting Volunteers, ages 18 to 65, to participate in a study on the relationships between Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game motivations, attention, and wellbeing

[baylor]

Given the name... Do the participants need to be MMORPG players?

On Mon, Dec 14, 2015 at 11:02 PM, Jeffrey Kalman <jkalman243 at verizon.net>
wrote:

> Dear Respected Colleagues,
> I am conducting research as part of my doctoral studies that will be
> looking at the relationships between Massively Multiplayer Online
> Role-Playing Game motivations, attention, and wellbeing in 18 to 65 year
> old age groups. The purpose of the study is to discover how people with
> different levels of attention are motivated to play Massively
> Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Games and the effect this has on wellbeing.
>
> The requirements for participation are that the person’s age is from 18 to
> 65 years of age. All information provided by the participants will be
> confidential and will not be linked to personally identifying information.
>
> Participants will be asked to answer a number of questions that should
> take 60 minutes or less to complete. Participation in this study is
> completely voluntary and participants are free to stop at any point without
> consequences. At the end of the survey participants will have the option of
> entering into a drawing for one of three $100 Amazon gift cards. Their
> participation will contribute to research that is looking to help find more
> useful ways to convey information to those with different levels of
> attention.
>
> People interested in participating can access the survey at the following
> web address: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/VVDYXX2 .  Participants will
> be asked to read an informed consent statement and then to either agree or
> disagree to participate. After consent there is a survey that takes 60
> minutes or less to complete, if the participant chooses to participate.
>
> Please relay this information to those you feel would be open and willing
> to contribute to this study. Thank you very much for your time.
>
> Best Regards,
> Jeffrey Kalman, MA
>
> Doctoral Candidate
>
> Adelphi University
>
> Derner Institute of Advanced Psychological Studies
>
> jeffreykalman at mail.adelphi.edu
>
> 914-621-7451
>
> This research has been reviewed and approved by the Adelphi University
> Institutional Review Board.  If you have any questions, concerns or
> comments, please contact Dr. Otto (otto at adelphi.edu; 516-877-4276) or Dr.
> Prottas (prottas at adelphi.edu; 516-877-3815), Chairs of the Adelphi
> University IRB.
>
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