identities of each individual in the study is kept confidential. Names
will not be taken in the study, and there will be no way to identify the names
of those who did or did not participate.
1. Your interview responses,
along with the responses of other interviewees, will be used to help me
complete a research study that will provide information about social media and
its impact on young people. Also, your
responses will help provide information regarding social media and the
development of political views in young people.
Some of the questions may be repetitive in order to establish context
for upcoming questions or to ensure consistent responses.
2. The interviewer and researcher, Bozman, is an Advanced Placement (AP)
Research student enrolled in the AP Capstone program.
3. Your participation in this survey or interview is completely
voluntary. You may choose to stop the survey or interview at any time if
you feel uncomfortable, and there will be no penalty whatsoever for choosing to
do so. You
may choose to skip any questions you do not want to answer; however, it would
be helpful for you to answer as many questions as you are able and willing to
answer.
4.
All responses are
confidential. Your identity is only known to me, and no information
directly associating your name with your responses will be reported to anyone.
If specific information from your survey or interview that pertains to
you individually is used in the report of findings, I will make sure to
identify each person by using a pseudonym or a randomly selected number when
analyzing and reporting on my findings.
Typically, findings are reported in group form, so no individual is
identifiable.
5.
There are no direct
benefits to you anticipated from your participation; however, the information
you provide will potentially benefit knowledge and research about the impact of
social media on young people. We believe there are no known
risks associated with this study. There may be uncommon or previously
unforeseen risks. You should report any problems to the researcher.
6. The data collected from this
interview will be destroyed upon the publication of the researcher’s academic
paper.
7. A discussion of findings from this
study will be available to all participants after April 15 and can be accessed
on the college board website/webpage of researcher. If interested, please seek information
pertaining to results of the study from this site.
8.
If you have questions about this research study or any
research related problems, you may contact the researcher, Bozman, listed below.
P.S: This survey contains Karma to get free survey responses at SurveySwap.io
Contact
Information:
Principal Investigator: Bozman E-mail: bbozman13@gmail.com
Participant
Agreement:
I have read the
information provided above. I have asked
all the questions I have at this time. I
have been given a copy of this informed consent statement to take with me. I voluntarily agree to participate in this
research study.
