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My name is Kristen G. Hurrell, M.A. I am a predoctoral candidate in the Department of Psychology at the University of Detroit Mercy.

I have asked you to agree to be a volunteer in some research I plan to conduct. Before I accept your consent, I want to make known to you the following information pertaining to the project.

Explanation of the Purpose.

The purpose of this study is to investigate beliefs surrounding sexual violence, the use of pornography, as well as various socio-demographic factors. This research aims to gain a greater understanding on what influences a person’s opinions on sexual violence.

Explanation of the Procedures.

If you decide to participate, you will be directed to complete a short online survey. The survey should take under thirty minutes to complete.

Expected Risks.

You will be asked about potentially sensitive matters, including your use and opinions on sexual violence, use and attitudes regarding pornography use, and aspects of your religious affiliation. If certain questions in the survey make you uncomfortable or are triggering, you have the right to skip the questions that make you uncomfortable or withdraw consent and discontinue the study completely. There is no penalty to you for not completing the survey.

Expected Benefits.

There are no particular benefits in your participation in the study other than participating in an important research project that reasonably might be expected to accrue to you or others.

Confidentiality.

Every effort will be made to ensure confidentiality. Personal identifying information will not be obtained in this study. Once you have completed the survey, you will have the opportunity to be enrolled in a drawing for a one hundred dollar Visa gift card. If you would like to be entered into the drawing, you will be redirected to a separate page upon completion of the questionnaire and asked to provide an email address. Only the student investigator will have access to this email address. This information will only be used to contact you if you are the winner of the drawing and will in no way be linked to responses given in the questionnaire. Your identity will be held in confidence in reports in which the study may be published and databases in which results may be stored. Data will be stored in a password protected file, on a password protected computer, in a locked office. If you contact us (for example with questions about this study or with concerns about your participation) we wish to remind you that we cannot guarantee the confidentiality of email communications.

Offer to Answer Questions.

Kristen G. Hurrell, M.A. through the Department of Psychology at the University of Detroit Mercy, is conducting the study. If you have any questions or concerns about the research, please feel free to contact the investigator, Kristen G. Hurrell, M.A. at ghersikm@udmercy.edu.

Freedom to Withdraw Consent.

Taking part in this study is voluntary. You may choose not to take part or may leave the study at any time. Leaving the study will not result in any penalty or loss of benefits to which you are entitled. Your decision whether or not to participate in this study will not affect your current or future relations with the investigator(s).

Compensation.

Upon completing the survey, you will have the opportunity to enter a lottery to win a one hundred dollar Visa gift card. After completing the survey, you will automatically be redirected to a separate questionnaire to fill out contact information to be entered for the drawing. Participation in the drawing is optional and any contact information gathered will be not be linked to any responses given in the study questionnaire.

We hope to recruit no more than 120 individuals. The estimated odds of winning are 1 out of 120. The drawing will take place at the end of the study. The winning participant will be contacted by the investigator via email. The gift card will be mailed to the winning participants after they have confirmed their mailing addresses to ensure the delivery of the gift card. Please note that the gift card will only be mailed within the Continental U.S.

Significant New Findings.

If any significant new results are developed during the course of this research which may relate to the volunteer’s willingness to continue participation, such new findings will be provided to the volunteer.

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