Title of project: Personality and Reading for Pleasure

Principal Investigator: Margaret Cox



1. Purpose of the study: The study in which you are about to participate is part of research conducted as a school project by Margaret Cox at Albright College. The purpose of the study is to investigate possible correlations between motivation for reading and personality.



2. Participant selection: Participants will receive an email message requesting their participation in the study. The message will also ask each potential participant to forward the email to anyone else who may have interest in participating in this study.





3. Procedures to follow: If you consent to participate, you will complete an online survey that will include questions about your reading preferences, questions about the way you see yourself, and demographic questions.



4. Discomforts and risks: There are no serious risks associated with this study. It might make you think a bit about yourself, but this should not lead to any negative thoughts about yourself.





5. Benefits: The results of this study will add to the body of research about adults’ motivation for reading. Further research on this topic could benefit the fields of education, reading psychology, and adult literacy.

6. Duration and time: Participation in the survey should take approximately 10 minutes.



7. Anonymity: Your name will never be associated in any way with the responses you provide, or with anything related to the results of this study. The information you provide will be completely anonymous and confidential.





8. Right to ask questions: You have the right to ask questions and have those questions answered. Should you have questions about your rights as a participant or after the completion of this study, you can contact me at margaret.cox11@albright.edu, or the faculty sponsor of this project, Lindsay Phillips, at:

Albright College

P.O. Box 15234

Reading, PA 19612

lphillips@alb.edu .



9. Voluntary participation: Your decision of whether or not to participate is voluntary. You have the right to decline to participate in this research at any time. If you decide to participate, you are free to withdraw your consent and to discontinue your participation at any time without penalty. You are also free to omit any questions you feel uncomfortable answering.



You must be 18 years of age or older to consent to participate in this research study. If you consent to participate in this research study and to the terms above, please acknowledge your consent by clicking on the “next” button below. Thank you very much for your contribution to this study.

By clicking next, I acknowledge that the researcher has informed me of my rights, and that I understand my rights as well as what I am expected to do for this study. I freely consent to participate. I acknowledge that I am at least 18 years of age.

