Health-Related Behaviors



PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Allyson A. Arana, MS (allyson.arana@mavs.uta.edu)

Department of Psychology - University of Texas at Arlington



You are being asked to participate in a research study. Your participation is voluntary. In other words, it is your choice to be a part of the study, and you will not be penalized for refusing to complete this survey.



The purpose of this study is to create and validate a scale that measures health-related behaviors. That is, these questions will be used to see if this survey is a good way of measuring behaviors and habits that can affect someone’s health. The results of this survey will not be used to diagnose or identify any health problems, and all responses will remain confidential. You will be asked a series of questions about your diet, exercise habits, and health.

Participation in this survey will last approximately 20-30 minutes.



This survey poses no risk to your mental or physical health. There may be questions that make you feel uncomfortable, but you do not have to answer any questions that you do not want to answer. If you experience discomfort, please inform the Principal Investigator (listed above). You have the right to omit any and all answers that you want, and you may quit the survey at any time without penalty or consequence. No compensation will be offered for the completion of this study.



Every attempt will be made to see that your study results are kept anonymous and confidential.

Identifying information about you (like your name or ID number) will NOT be recorded;

your responses will only be linked to a randomized confidential ID number assigned by the computer. Additional research studies could evolve from the information you have provided, but your information cannot and will not be linked to you in any way. Only the researchers involved in this study will have access to participants’ responses.



Questions about this research study may be directed to Allyson Arana (allyson.arana@mavs.uta.edu).