Sport Psychology Project

Asesssment of athlectic self-apraisial in Judoka across ability and performance levels.

2.      Study Personnel 

3.      Study Invitation, Purpose, Location, and Dates

You are invited to participate in this examination athletic self-appraisal and athletic ability.

The study is expected to begin After IRB approval and to be completed by December 30 2013. All study information will be collected via the Internet and stored on a secure account owned by a student of the Pacific University School of Professional Psychology, within the College of Health Professions.

4.      Participant Characteristics and Exclusionary Criteria

To participate in this study, you must be at least 18 years of age.  If you are below the age of 18, please exit this survey immediately by closing the browser window.

5.      Study Materials and Procedures

In this study, you will be asked to complete a brief demographic survey.  Once this is complete, you will be presented several brief questionnaires with items regarding athletic ability in Judo.

Your participation is completely anonymous.  There is no means of associating any information that you provide with you personally.

You may opt out of the study at any time by closing the browser window. If you choose to close the window before completing the study none of your information can or will be used.

It should only take about 20 minutes to complete your participation in the study.

6.      Risks, Risk Reduction Steps, and Clinical Alternatives

a.      a. Unknown risks

Your participation in this project involves no foreseeable risks. 

b.      Anticipated risks and strategies to minimize/avoid

Any risks involved in participation in this study are minimal and are not greater that those ordinarily experienced in daily life or during the performance of any routine computer operation.

All data collected will be strictly anonymous.  While SurveyGizmo allows the survey administer to determine whether or not to collect IP addresses as part of the survey data, IP addresses will not be collected during any phase of this study.

c.      Advantageous clinical alternatives

This study does not involve experimental clinical trials.

7.      Adverse Event Handling and Reporting Plan

In the event that you become sick, injured, distressed, or otherwise uncomfortable as a result of your involvement in the research study, you may stop your participation immediately. If such an event occurs, promptly notify the principal investigator or the Pacific University Institutional Review Board.

If the investigator(s) become aware of an adverse event, the IRB office will be notified by the next normal business day for minor events psychological discomfort/stress and within 24 hours for major events severe psychological stress or discomfort.

If you experience or are directly affected by an adverse event, you will be given the opportunity to withdraw any data collected from you during the study up to time of publication.

8.      Direct Benefits and/or Payment to Participants

a.      Benefit(s)

There is no direct benefit to you as a study participant.

b.      Payment(s) or reward(s)

You will not be paid for your participation.

9.      Promise of Privacy

Your participation is completely anonymous.  There is no means of associating any information that you provide with you personally. At no point during data collection will personally-identifying information be gathered. You will not be asked for your name or contact information, IP addresses will not be collected during any phase of this study.

The study will be maintained online and all data will be collected, analyzed, and contained in a Survey Gizmo account owned by the principle researcher, Derek Mueller. The account is password protected and Derek Mueller will be the only individual with access to the account.  

Results from participants will be available only to the experimenters.  If a publication or conference presentation results from this experiment and findings are presented, all information will be presented terms of group data; no responses for a single individual will be presented.  There is no means of associating your responses with your identity.

10.      Medical Care and Compensation in the Event of Accidental Injury

During your participation in this project it is important to understand that you are not a Pacific University clinic patient or client, nor will you be receiving care or treatment of any kind as a result of your participation in this study. If you are injured during your participation in this study and it is not due to negligence by Pacific University, the researchers, or any organization associated with the research, you should not expect to receive compensation or medical care from Pacific University, the researchers, or any organization associated with the study.

11.      Voluntary Nature of the Study

Your decision whether or not to participate will not affect your current or future relations with Pacific University. There are no costs to you for your participation other than the time involved in completing the surveys.  If you choose not to participate, you are free to withdraw at any time; withdrawal will not result in penalty. 

If you withdraw (by closing your browser window) from the study at any point prior to completing the survey, your participation will be ended.  In this situation, all data collected to that point will be erased and not used in any analyses.  It will not be possible to withdraw from the study after completing the entire study survey, due to its anonymous nature.  However, all data will be erased (and not used in any analyses) for any individual that does not complete the entire study survey (defined as not reaching the final page of questions and answering any questions on that page).

Participation in this project is voluntary and the only other alternative to this project is non-participation. If you decide to participate, you are free to not answer any question or withdraw at any time without prejudice or negative consequences. 

12.      Contacts and Questions

The researcher(s) will be happy to answer any questions you may have at any time during the course of the study. If you are not satisfied with the answers you receive, please call Pacific University’s Institutional Review Board, at (503) 352-1478 to discuss your questions or concerns further. If you become injured in some way and feel it is related to your participation in this study, please contact the investigators and/or the IRB office. All concerns and questions will be kept in confidence.

13.      Statement of Consent

Since this is an on-line survey, signatures cannot be obtained. By clicking “I Agree” I understand I will be taken to the study and that my continued participation in the survey denotes my consent to the following:

I have read and understand the above. All my questions have been answered. I am 18 years of age or over and agree to participate in the study. I have read and understand the description of my participation duties and I understand that I can print a copy of this form to keep for my records. I voluntarily agree to participate in this study and understand that I may withdraw at any time without consequence.

Remember that if you choose not to participate or to withdraw from participation, you can close your web browser at any time.