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Media, Social Judgements and Pornography Use

Study Information

You are invited to take part in a research project looking at the influence of various media on social judgements and pornography use. The study is being conducted by Daniel Miller and will contribute to a PhD in psychology at James Cook University.

You must be MALE and AT LEAST 18 to participate. The study is open to both users and non-users of pornography. If you agree to participate in the study you will be invited to watch a series of short videos (two 10-minute videos), respond to questions about two written scenarios and then complete a short questionnaire. Some of these videos are pornographic (all pornographic videos depict heterosexual intercourse). Videos will be assigned randomly. If you do not wish to see pornographic material you should not participate in this study. In total, participation should take about 40-45 minutes. The study also has an optional follow-up component (which would take a further 15 minutes in 2 week's time). At the end of the study you will be asked whether you would like to participate in the follow-up.
 
For your participation you can enter the draw to win 1 of 5 $50 (AUD) gift vouchers (if you are not participating for course credit).

The study poses minimal risks to participants, although it is possible that you may find the videos or some of the questions slightly embarrassing or confronting. If you feel uncomfortable you are able to skip items or exit from the study entirely. You can stop taking part in the study at any time without explanation. It is strongly suggested that you complete the study in a private place. James Cook University students should not access the study from a JCU computer.
 
Your responses will be strictly confidential and anonymous. If you wish to go into the draw to win a gift voucher or participate in the follow-up study you will be asked to provide your email address. To maintain anonymity your email address will not be linked to your responses. Furthermore, your contact information will remain confidential. However, this means that once you have submitted the study you will not be able to withdraw your responses. You should also be aware that the study is not being run from a secure https server (the kind typically used to handle credit card transactions), so there is a small possibility that responses could be viewed by unauthorised third parties.

The data from the study will be used in research publications. You will not be personally identified in any way in these publications.
 
If you are a James Cook University student after research participation credits please access this survey through SONA.

As stated above, this study poses minimal risk to participants. However, if you are distressed by the study there are services available to help. JCU students can contact the JCU Student Counselling Service for a confidential appointment with a counsellor on +61 7 4781 4711 (Townsville) or +61 7 4232 1150 (Cairns). Australian non-JCU students can contact Lifeline on 13 11 14. Those outside Australia can use the following link to find online/telephone counselling services operating in your home country.

If you have any questions about the study, please contact Daniel Miller and/or Dr Peter Raggatt.

Principal Investigator:
Daniel Miller
Department of Psychology
James Cook University
Email: daniel.miller1@jcu.edu.au
 
Supervisor:
Dr Peter Raggatt
Department of Psychology
James Cook University
Phone: +61 7 478 14118
Email: peter.raggatt@jcu.edu.au

This study has been approved by the Human Research Ethics Committee, JCU (Ethics Approval Number H6438).

If you have any concerns regarding the ethical conduct of the study, please contact:
Human Ethics, Research Office
James Cook University, Townsville, Qld, 4811
Phone: (07) 4781 5011
Email: ethics@jcu.edu.au