School of Psychotherapy and Psychology

Regent’s University London



PROJECT TITLE

Maternal Effects on Eating Disorders.



INVESTIGATOR

Lucy Fowler



INVITATION

You are being asked to take part in a research study of possible risk factors in the development of eating disorders in daughters. I am Lucy Fowler, a student studying for an MSc in Psychology at Regent's University London. This study forms part of my dissertation and is supervised by Dr Leslie Van der Leer. The aim of this study is not to attribute any blame to parents but to help further understand potential risk factors in the development of eating disorders, an area still little understood by professionals. The project has been approved by the Psychology Research Ethics Committee.



WHAT WILL HAPPEN

In this study, you will first be asked to consent to taking part and then asked to fill in some demographic information and details about your eating disorder history. if you are the "mother" of your pair, you will then be asked to complete two questionnaires: the first relating to attitudes towards your body, and the second relating to traits associated with obsessive-compulsive disorder; the "daughter" of the pair will be asked to complete only one questionnaire, about her (daughter's) perceptions of her mother's attitude towards her (mother's) body.



TIME COMMITMENT

The study typically takes 15 minutes.



PARTICIPANTS’ RIGHTS

Participation in this research study is completely voluntary. Even after you agree to participate and begin the study, you are still free to withdraw at any time and without having to give a reason.



BENEFITS AND RISKS/DISCOMFORT

There are no known risks for you in this study. If, however, participating in this study causes any personal distress or you want to talk to someone further about any issues associated with this study, there will be contact details at the end of this study. A potential benefit of the study is that it may provide further insight into potential risk factors in the development of eating disorders.



COST, REIMBURSEMENT AND COMPENSATION

Your participation in this study is voluntary. You will receive no remuneration in return for your participation.



CONFIDENTIALITY/ANONYMITY

The data we collect do not contain any personal information about you except for your age, gender, ethnicity, your eating disorder history and your surname, as well as the information provided in the questionnaires. The information that you provide will be confidential and anonymous: surnames will be used purely to match mother and daughter pairs and then deleted before data analysis.



FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

Dr Leslie Van der Leer will be glad to answer your questions about this study at any time. You may contact her at VanderLL@regents.ac.uk



If you would like to find out about the final results of this study, or have any questions related to this study only, you should contact Lucy Fowler at S00603919@regents.ac.uk.





