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The Influence of Personal Factors and Experiences on International College Students

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Kent State University

The influence of personal factors and experiences on international college students

Before taking part in this study, please read the consent form below and click on the "Next" button at the bottom of the page if you understand the statements and freely consent to participate in the study.

Consent Form

We are conducting a study investigating various personal factors and experiences and the effect they have on international college students (Students whose home country is not the United States and who have specifically traveled to the U.S. on a student visa to attend a university). What we hope to learn is how various personal factors and experiences influence international college students. Deborah Isaacs Duenyas and Matthew Branfield, doctoral students in the Counseling and Human Development Service (CHDS) program, along with Dr. Lynne Guillot Miller, CHDS Associate Professor, of Kent State University are conducting the study, and the Kent State University Institutional Review Board has approved it. No deception is involved, and the study involves no more than minimal risk to participants (i.e., the level of risk encountered in daily life).

Participation in the study typically takes 15-20 minutes and is strictly anonymous. However, students who are not proficient in reading English may need more time to complete the study. Participants begin by answering a series of survey questions about themselves and their college experiences in the United States.

All responses are treated as anonymous, and in no case will responses from individual participants be identified. Rather, all data will be pooled and published in aggregate form only. Participants should be aware that the experiment is being run from a "secure" https server of the kind typically used to handle credit card transactions, so there is little possibility that responses could be viewed by unauthorized third parties (i.e., computer hackers).

Since this is an anonymous online survey, we will be using encryption and will not be collecting names or IP addresses.

In this study, you will not have any more risks than you would in a normal day of life. Finally, what we learn from the study may help us to better understand how various personal factors and experiences influence international college students.

Participation is voluntary; refusal to take part in the study involves no penalty or loss of benefits to which participants are otherwise entitled, and participants may withdraw from the study at any time without penalty or loss of benefits to which they are otherwise entitled. Deciding to participate or not will not impact your grades/class standing/relationship to your institution.

Some of the questions you will respond to during the survey address sensitive themes. Such themes may potentially elicit strong emotional reactions. If you feel any need to talk to a mental health professional, we have provided the following resources for you.

1. To find a counselor that you can see near you, go to the National Board of Certified Counselors (NBCC) Find a Counselor Search Site at: www.nbcc.org/counselorfind

2. You may also wish to call the Kristin Brooks Hope Center Hotline at 1 (800) 422-HOPE or www.hopeline.com for an online discussion board.

If participants have further questions about this study or their rights, or if they wish to lodge a complaint or concern, they may contact the investigators, Mrs. Deborah Isaacs Duenyas at disaacs1@kent.edu, Mr. Matthew Branfield at mbranfie@kent.edu and Dr. Lynne Guillot Miller at lguillot@kent.edu, via phone at (330) 672-0693; or the Kent State University IRB, at (330) 672-2704.

You may print a copy of this consent form to keep at this time.

If you are 18 years of age or older, understand the statements above, and freely consent to participate in the study, click on the "Next" button below to begin the survey.
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