Statement of Informed Consent
The University of Bolton supports the practice of protection for human subjects participating in research. All research is supervised and has passed the University Ethics Committee.
I am a student at the University of Bolton completing my 3rd year project under the supervision of Abigail Thornton. This study is designed to collect information on levels of academic anxiety and to determine locus of control orientation in university students. This will be done by asking participants to complete Rotter's locus of control scale and an academic anxiety scale inventory You will also be asked to state if you have been diagnosed as having dyslexia or not.
If you choose to fill out these instruments, you will be answering questions about your general beliefs and feelings towards your academic studies.
All information received will remain strictly confidential and no one will have access to it outside of the individuals involved in this research. The estimated time required to complete this questionnaire is approximately 5-10 minutes.
Your participation is solicited on a strictly voluntary basis. Participation is strictly confidential. Your name will not be associated with the data, as the findings will be studied as a group. You can withdraw from this study at any time until the point you click submit, and all of the information will be removed from the study and destroyed. Once you have submitted your data it cannot be withdrawn due to the anonymity of the data as it will not be possible to identify individual responses.
If you are interested in receiving counselling or want to discuss any emotions that this study may have caused you please contact the following centres.
Bolton Disability services-
Tel: 01204 903478
Bolton Student Services-
Tel: 01204 903733
BDA National Helpline-
Tel: 0845 251 9002
Samaritans –
Tel: 08457 909090
If you feel you need any additional information concerning this study before or after it is complete you can contact the investigator by email or post.
Amy Ince
Faculty of well being and social sciences -
University of Bolton
Bolton, BL3 5AB
Ari1mpo@bolton.ac.uk
This research has been reviewed and approved by the University of Bolton ethics committee. For research-related problems or questions regarding participants' rights, please contact Dr. John Charlton, ethics committee representative at 01204-903142 email: jc4@bolton.ac.uk