Why have I been approached?
Anyone who plays games (at least once per week) and is over the age of 18 years may participate.
Possible benefits
This survey is not expected to provide direct benefits to those who participate. However, participation will provide an important contribution to current knowledge on the health benefits and costs of gaming among adult gamers. In turn, information on benefits of gaming may contribute to gaming-based interventions for a variety of disorders (e.g. depression). Alternatively, this study may contribute towards implementing interventions for those who may be struggling with gaming.
Possible risks
This survey is not expected to produce any risks. Some negative emotions may arise when answering questions about gaming habits, emotional and physical health. However, it is unlikely that this will pose any risk to your everyday life. If you have any concerns following the completion of this survey, there are free phone counselling services you may access based on your country of residence. You may seek a comprehensive list at mentalhealth.wearespur.com.
Who can I contact if I have any questions?
You can contact the Secretary to the Ethics Committee via email at hrec@cairnmillar.edu.au.
If I agree to participate, what will I need to do?
You will need to click on the icon below to progress to the next page. This will lead you to the survey, which will take approximately 20 minutes to complete.
What will happen to the information I provide?
All information collated will remain non-identifiable and secured on a password protected computer. The principal and student researcher will have access to the information, which will be collected and presented in a research thesis. This could potentially be presented in journal articles or conference papers, however, no participants will be identified in these. The data will be protected and will not be destroyed.
You can exit the survey at any point prior to completion. However, once you’ve submitted your response, you cannot withdraw your responses as they will be deidentified.
This study has been approved by the Human Research Ethics Committee at The Cairnmillar Institute and will comply with the National Statement on Ethical Conduct in Human Research (National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia, 2007).
This survey is completely voluntary. You can withdraw at any time by exiting the survey. However, as you progress through the survey your responses will be saved as you complete each page. This data cannot be deleted as your responses cannot be identified and therefore cannot be removed from the dataset.
If you would like further information, you may contact the principal research, Dr Steven Trawley (details below). If you have any complaints about the project or your participation as a research participant, you may contact the Secretary to the Human Research Ethics Committee (details below).
Principal researcher
Dr Steven Trawley
The Cairnmillar Institute
391-393 Tooronga Road, Hawthorn East 3123
steven.trawley@cairnmillar.edu.au
T: (03) 9813 3400 ext 132
HREC Committee
Secretary to the HREC
The Cairnmillar Institute
391-393 Tooronga Road
Hawthorn East 3123 T: (03) 9813 3400 F: (03) 9882 9764
Email: hrec@cairnmillar.edu.au
To proceed with the research survey please click the icon to the bottom right of this page