The
following survey for this volunteer study will investigate the
definition of
willpower as well as examine the process of making self-help goals and
resolutions. In addition, this research
will explore how willpower plays a role in individual goal
accomplishments. The
anticipated benefits of this study will shed a better understanding of
the
effects of proper goal-setting and maintenance, serving to inform
communities
how enduring resolutions and goals can be sustained successfully over
time.
This
research study will sample random populations of college, community,
and online
participants. The survey is nine
questions long, and a pilot testing averaged roughly ten to fifteen
minutes to
finish the questionnaire.
If,
for any reason, one or more of the questions in the following survey
make you
feel uncomfortable, you are free to decline to answer any questions you
do not
wish to answer or to stop participation at any time.
No personal information is required for this study.
You will not be asked to put your
name, phone number, e-mail, address or any other identifiable
information on
the survey. No individual identities
will be acquired for use in any reports or publications resulting from
this
study. Only University of Washington research personnel will have
access to
completed questionnaires, and all study information will be kept in
locked
files at all times.
There
will be no cost to you as a result of taking part in this study. Once completed, results from this study can
be made available upon contacting the Addictive Behaviors Research
Center at
the University of Washington. Any
publications or reports resulting from the findings of this research
will also
be available upon request.
If
you have questions or concerns regarding this research, please feel
free to
contact Vanessa Hemovich at resolve@u.washington.edu. Further questions about the study can
also
be answered by contacting G. Alan Marlatt at the Addictive Behaviors
Research
Center by calling (206)
685-1395 and leaving a voicemail
message.
Questions can also be answered by writing to the ABRC,
Department of
Psychology, University of Washington, Box 351525, Seattle, WA 98195.
Thank you for your participation. If you agree to participate, please
complete
the attached survey form and return it in the enclosed pre-addressed,
pre-stamped envelope before April 30, 2004.
Sincerely,
G.
Alan Marlatt, Director, Addictive Behaviors Research Center
Vanessa
Hemovich, Research Assistant, University of Washington
CLICK
HERE TO BEGIN THE ONLINE SURVEY
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