Relationship Style and Sexual
Behaviour Study
Information Sheet for Participants
Survey now Closed.
Who is doing this research?
My name is Karen Faisandier and I am a Massey University
student in the School of Psychology (Manawatu campus) conducting
this research as part of an Honours degree. The primary
supervisor for this project is Dr Joanne Taylor, and the
project is run under the auspices of Sex Therapy New Zealand
Ltd (STNZ), directed by secondary supervisor Robyn Salisbury
(clinical psychologist and sex therapist).
What is this research about?
The project aims to explore the types of relationship
styles experienced by people with and without ‘out-of-control
sexual behaviour (OOCSB-commonly referred to as sexual ‘addiction’,
sexual compulsion, hypersexuality), and is seeking New
Zealand volunteers over the age of 18 to complete an anonymous
online survey. The study asks 136 questions about
relationship styles, sexual thoughts / feelings / behaviour,
emotional experience, and substance use. Participants
respond by selecting the answer that suits them best.
Participation:
This particular survey has now closed for further
submissions. I am now embarking upon analysis of the data collected.
Thank you for your wish to participate in this study.
Due
to the topic of this study, some questions are of a personal
nature. Contact Lifeline on 0800 543 354 for any emotional
distress as a result of responding to this survey. If you
are concerned about you or your partner’s sexual
behaviour, please contact STNZ for further information
about their professional services by phoning 0800 739 843
or visiting www.sextherapy.co.nz. To find a local support
group, visit Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous at www.aucklandslaa.org.nz or www.wellingtonslaa.org.nz .
Your rights as a participant:
You are under no obligation to accept this invitation
to participate. Completion of the online questionnaire
implies consent. You have the right to decline to answer
any particular question and to withdraw from the study
at any time. You may confidentially contact the researcher
at K.Faisandier@massey.ac.nz to
ask further questions about participation. Please remove
any identifying information and use a pseudonym before
submitting your question.
What happens to survey responses?
The anonymous responses will be securely stored at Massey
University and only the researcher, the primary supervisor,
and the computer programmer/analyst of the School of Psychology
will have access to the data. A copy of the study’s
findings will be available at www.sextherapy.co.nz
and http://psych-research.massey.ac.nz/faisandier/ in
November 2010, following a press release . All
data will be stored for four years and then destroyed.
Thank you for taking the time to read
this Information Sheet and find out more about the study.
If you have additional questions about participation
please contact me at K.Faisandier@massey.ac.nz for
more information or the supervisor Dr Jo Taylor on J.E.Taylor@massey.ac.nz
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