GCC PSYCHOLOGY STUDY

You are invited to participate in this study investigating the relationship between personality, religious beliefs, and drug and alcohol use. You will be completing published surveys that ask you to identify your personality traits, your religious beliefs, and you use of drugs or alcohol during the past 12 months. I am investigating the relationships between impulsiveness, religion, and substance use. Previous research has shown that there is a relationship between impulsiveness and religion and a relationship between impulsiveness and substance use. There has not been research investigating the relationships between all three. Risks may include discomfort as you think about and respond to the personal questions in the survey. If you consent, you may choose not to answer any questions, or you may stop the survey at any time. If you have concerns about responding to questions in any of the areas mentioned, we ask that you do not participate. Benefits include an increase in knowledge in the area of personality, religiosity, and substance abuse and opportunity to learn about the research process firsthand.

We are not providing any compensation for participation. If your college instructors are offering credit for participating, we ask that they allow for other means of obtaining class credit (other scheduled assignments or a specific alternate assignment) for those who don’t wish to participate.

Your data will contain no personally-identifiable information, and will therefore be anonymous. In addition, the IP address of your computer will not be logged in the data file. In any written reports or publications, no individual other than the researchers will be identified, and only anonymous data will be presented.

If you would like to participate, please click on the link below that corresponds to your religious beliefs. After you read the consent form and agree to participate, the survey will begin.

• Christian: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/religionsurveya
• Jewish: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/religionsurveyb
• Islam: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/religionsurveyc
• Hindu: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/religionsurveyd
• If you do not fall into one of the four categories above, please complete this version of the survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/religionsurveye

For more information, contact Timothy Kavanaugh at tim2061111@maricopa.edu.