Study Details

Title:

College Well-Being & Thinking Study (students 18 years old and older)

Researcher:

Wilma Koutstaal   

Contact:

"Wilma Koutstaal" <kouts003@umn.edu>

Term:

Fall 2025

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 up to 4 sessions (3 questionnaires and a Zoom-based session), scheduled during this academic term, as follows: Time-1 Questionnaire (3 REP points): 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. Availability: If you wish to also respond to the later questionnaires, the Time-1 Questionnaire must be completed no later than Week 6. Zoom-based Session (6 REP points, 3 points for your time plus 3 meeting points): a 75-minute Zoom-based session that you will complete with a researcher at an agreed-upon time. In this session, you will engage in a variety of cognitive tasks, such as generating words that end with specific letters, or deciding what "comes next" in a series. Availability: The Zoom-based session should be scheduled 1-2 weeks after you complete the Time-1 Questionnaire and a researcher will email you to schedule the session. Please note that you are not eligible for this part of the study if you have previously completed the researcher-led Zoom-based session. Time-2 Questionnaire (3 REP points): a 70-minute questionnaire that you can complete online on your own, with questions like those in the Time-1 Questionnaire. Availability: If you have completed the first questionnaire, you will be emailed an invitation to complete this Questionnaire in Week 8. Time-3 Questionnaire (3 REP points): a 70-minute questionnaire that you can complete online on your own, with questions like those in the Time-2 Questionnaire. Availability: If you have completed the first two questionnaires, you will be emailed an invitation to complete this Questionnaire in Week 12. If you are interested in taking part in this study, please set aside 90 minutes, in a quiet place, to complete the Time-1 Questionnaire. Once we receive the completed Consent Form and completed questionnaire from Time-1, we will email you with instructions on how to schedule the researcher-led Zoom-based meeting.

Delivery Format:

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

Maximum number of sessions:

4

Maximum Time Commitment:

305 minutes

Maximum REP Point Award:

15

Requirements:

• 18 and over