Study Details

Title:

College Well-Being & Thinking Study - students aged 18 years and older

Researcher:

Wilma Koutstaal   

Contact:

"Wilma Koutstaal" <kouts003@umn.edu>

Term:

Fall 2024

Description:

College can be both a stressful and exciting time and we are interested in better understanding how students think, feel, and act during this unique period of life. This research study aims to better understand how students change during the college years, and how students concurrently enrolled in high school or early college students may be different from full time college students. Participating in the study would involve 3 sessions, scheduled during this academic term, as follows: Session 1: a 90-minute questionnaire that you can complete online on your own, with questions about your classes, your social and emotional well-being, and your ways of coping with stress or anxiety; if you complete Session 1 you will earn 3 REP points. Session 2: a 90-minute Zoom-based session that you will complete with a researcher at an agreed-upon time; this Zoom-based session should occur within one week of Session 1. In this session, you will engage in a variety of cognitive tasks, such as generating words that begin or end with specific letters, or deciding what "comes next" in a series. If you complete Session 2 you will earn 6 REP points (3 points for your time plus 3 meeting points). Session 3: a 75-minute questionnaire that you can complete online on your own, with questions like those in Session 1. You will be emailed an invitation to complete Session 3 during the last week of classes; if you complete Session 3 you will earn 3 REP points. If you are interested in taking part in this study, please set aside 90 minutes, in a quiet place, to complete the Session 1 questionnaire. Once we receive the completed Consent Form and completed questionnaire from Session 1, we will email you with instructions on how to schedule the Session 2 researcher-led Zoom-based meeting.

Delivery Format:

Live (in-person or remote) and self-guided (online)

Maximum number of sessions:

3

Maximum Time Commitment:

255 minutes

Maximum REP Point Award:

12

Requirements:

• Other: Must be able to read and speak English.
• 18 and over
• Normal (or corrected) vision