If you experience any distress or require additional support during or after participation in this study, please contact any of the support agencies listed below:

Lifeline 13 11 14

Headspace 1800 650890

Men’s Line: 1300 789978

If you are a Federation University student, you may also wish to contact Student Support for free counselling on (03) 53279470.

Should you choose to participate in this research, your questionnaire will become part of a larger pool of questionnaires, from which only data from the group will be reported in the results. All information you share with the researchers will remain strictly confidential and anonymous, and will only be accessed by the students and principal researcher. Data collected online will be protected by password, and hard copy surveys will be stored in a locked cabinet at Federation University. No identifying information will be used in any publication arising from research. Data collected for this research will be kept for a minimum of five years, after which all data will be destroyed.

Participants who submit a questionnaire will have the opportunity to enter a prize draw to win a $50 Coles Myer card as a token of thanks for their participation. Only a first name and contact number will be required to go into the draw, as we will need to contact you if your name is drawn. All other information is anonymous and once the survey is submitted, all contact details will be stored separately from survey data to ensure anonymity of survey responses.

Once the theses arising from this research have been completed, a brief summary of the findings will be available to you on request, by contacting the principal researcher (see below for contact details).

Thank you for considering participating in this research.

If you have any questions, or you would like further information regarding the project titled The Role of Self-Stigma, Self-Compassion, & Traditional Masculine Ideology on Psychological Help-Seeking Attitudes, please contact the Principal Researcher, Dr. Denise Corboy of the School of Health Sciences and Psychology/Faculty of Health:

PH: (03) 5327 9516

EMAIL: d.corboy@federation.edu.au

Should you (i.e. the participant) have any concerns about the ethical conduct of this research project, please contact the Federation University Ethics Officers, Research Services, Federation University Australia,

P O Box 663 Mt Helen Vic 3353 or Northways Rd, Churchill Vic 3842.

Telephone: (03) 5327 9765, (03) 5122 6446

Email: research.ethics@federation.edu.au

CRICOS Provider Number 00103D