This University of Sussex study will take approximately 20 minutes. You'll be asked questions about your relationships, your social networks, and any feelings of loneliness.
There are 2 questions asking about sex; these have been made optional (you can skip them if you don't want to answer and the test will carry on). For all other questions an answer must be given, although you can end the entire test at any time by closing the window.
OUR ETHICAL CODE
The purpose of our research is to advance knowledge of relationships, imagination, and other mental processes, so we will process your personal information and test responses to that end. Your decision whether to take part is voluntary and you can stop and withdraw at any point during the study without giving a reason (although it won't be practically possible to withdraw your data once you have finished and submitted the test). You can skip any question you don't want to answer (some, by skipping over, and others, by closing the browser to end the test). Your personal information will be handled in accordance with UK data protection legislation, subject to legal limitations. We will store your data securely in a password-protected file on a University server. We do not collect identifying information (eg. name/email). In any scientific reports resulting from this research (eg. for research degree) or in any data repositories for other researchers, data is published anonymously/ statistically. This research program is ongoing and your data will be held until it is no longer scientifically valuable or cannot reasonably be maintained. This research has been approved by the Sussex SciTec Ethics Committee (C-REC: ref = ER/MZ365/1). University of Sussex has insurance in place to cover its legal liabilities in respect of this study. If you have any ethical concerns, please email the project supervisor (j.simner@sussex.ac.uk) or ethics chair (crecscitec@sussex.ac.uk@sussex.ac.uk). Contact details of our Data Protection Officer, along with your rights in respect of processing, are found here [http://www.sussex.ac.uk/ogs/policies/information/dpa/privacynotice]. When the test is done, your details will enter into our secure database. You can print this screen for your records. You must be over 18 years to consent. University of Sussex has insurance in place to cover its legal liabilities in respect of this study.
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