Project Title: A Comparison of Attitudes Toward Marriage and Infidelity

Aaron F. Robinson, Principal Investigator



Invitation to Participate

You are invited to participate in a research study analyzing the attitudes towards marriage and infidelity. Please read the following consent form in its entirety before agreeing to participate in the following study.



Who Can Participate

Participation in this study is open to anyone that is at least 18 years of age or older.



Description of Procedures

This study is entirely anonymous. You will be presented with a 10 item questionnaire that measures your attitude toward marriage and a second 12 item questionnaire that measures you attitude toward infidelity. Information about you will be collected for additional analyses, but will be limited to: age, location (zip code only), biological sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, religious affiliation, level of education, and current relationship status. You may skip any question that you desire or can simply click, “Prefer not to answer”. All information provided will not be utilized to identify you and will continue to remain anonymous and confidential. This entire study should take no longer than 15 minutes.



Voluntary Participation

Participation in this study is entirely voluntary. You may choose not to participate now, or you may withdraw your participation at any time during the study. If you would like to discontinue the study, simply close your web browser. Deciding not to participate or choosing to leave the study prior to its completion will not result in any penalty or loss of benefits to which you are otherwise entitled. If you decide to leave the study, the information you have already provided will not be used.



Expenses and Compensation

There will be no cost to you for participating in this study. Introductory psychology students at Shepherd University may receive course credit for participating in this study, at the discretion of their instructor.

Risks and Benefits

The following study poses minimal risks. You will be asked questions that asses your attitude toward marriage and infidelity. Additionally, you will be asked to provide information about yourself. This information will not be utilized to identify you nor exploit you in any way. All information will be kept in a secured location and will be password protected so that your responses are kept secured and confidential.



Confidentiality

The principal investigator will keep secret all research-related records and information from this study. Only Aaron F. Robinson and his faculty mentor, Dr. Chris Lovelace, will have access to the data from this study. The principal investigator will not reveal your identity if they publish the results of this study, as this study is anonymous. All of the data you provide will be stored on a password protected USB travel drive for a period of three years, after which the data will be deleted.



While every effort will be made to keep confidential all of the information you complete and share, it cannot be absolutely guaranteed due to the possibility of identifying you based on the responses that you have provided in the section of the survey that asks questions about you (e.g., age, location, biological sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, religious affiliation, level of education, and current relationship status.) If you are concerned about being identified, you do h