ETHICS REVIEW BOARD FEEDBACK FORM

SECTION A (To be filled by the Investigator(s))

Title of Study: The relationship between parental attachment and romantic relationships.

Investigator(s): Eugene Joseph (B1102169)Kavirajah Selvarajah (B1101934)

Supervisor: Ms Ruth Goh Heng Chin

This ERB form is a:

New submission

Re-submission: the previous submission was rejected by _______________________________ (fill in the name of one of the ERB members who rejected your submission).

SECTION B (To be filled by the Ethics Review Board)

Date of Meeting: _________________

Action Taken: Approved Conditionally Approved – see supervisor for final approval Conditionally Rejected – see / email / call _______________________________________________ Rejected – revise & re-submit to ERB

Conditions to fulfill:

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Signature: ________________________________ ________________________________

Name: ________________________________ ________________________________ Member Member

*This page should be the COVER PAGE to the Request for Ethics Review Form.

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Request for Ethics Review Form (a.k.a. ERB Form)

1. Principal Investigator(s) - Add rows as necessary.

Name Department Phone E-mail ID number

Eugene Joseph Psychology 016-9551709 etodajoseph@gmail.com B1102169

Kavirajah Selvarajah Psychology 010-2694317 k_raj35@yahoo.com.my B1101934

2. Research Supervisor (if applicable)

Name Phone E-mail

Ruth Goh Heng Chin 03- 2711 2000 goh.heng.chin@help.edu.my

3. Full Title of Research Project

The relationship between parental attachment and romantic relationships.

4. Type of Project

Postgraduate Thesis/Dissertation Undergraduate Thesis

Class Project (Subject Code: PSY221) Faculty Research

Other: Please specify:______________

5. Duration of Project (Note: You can only start running the study, whether for pilot test or main research, AFTER receiving a written approval from the ERB)

Proposed Starting Date: 20/ 9/ 2013 Proposed Date of Completion: 14/ 12/ 2013

6. Checklist of Attachments

Proposed interview questions Proposed questionnaire or other instrument

Proposed information letter to participants, parents, or guardians

Proposed oral invitation to young children (if applicable)

Proposed informed consent form(s)(adult and/or children)

Proposed debriefing statement (if applicable)

Evidence of explicit permission to use any copyrighted materials or evidence that permission is not explicitly required

Evidence of actual or pending permission to access classified documents (e.g., case files etc.) at an agency

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7. Summary of Purpose and MethodologyPlease state briefly your research question, aims of study, hypotheses, methodological design.

1. Research question: 1) Is there a relationship between parental attachment style and romantic relationships?

2. Aim of study: To investigate whether there is a relationship between Parental attachment style and the presents of anxiety in attachment in recent or current romantic relationships of participants.

8. Source of ParticipantsDescribe (a) source and number; (b) method of recruitment and selection; (c) expected ages, gender, ethnicities and any special characteristics; (d) compensation (if any); and (e) the investigator’s relationship to participants (address any conflict of interest here).

a) HELP University students, 30 participantsb) Random sampling.c) Participants are of 18-25 years of age, should be English literates, male or female, from any ethnic group.d) No compensations will be given to participants.e) Participants will be made up of same college mates of investigators hence there could be conflict of interest. However professionalism will be maintained during the experiment.

9. Research ProceduresOutline the specific procedures or activities involving the participants. Exactly what will be done, to whom, by whom, how, where, how often and for how long, etc.?

All participants are HELP University students. Participants will be recruited randomly. Participants will be given a questionnaire created for this study. They will be given a consent form and be briefed about the questionnaire. After giving the consent, participants will fill up their demographic information. Then they will fill up the scales that are used to measure (a) Parent child attachment style and (b) Romantic relationship anxiety/avoidance questionnaire. It will take about 20 minutes to fill up the questionnaire.

10. Ethical Training of Additional Research StaffIf additional research staff (such as research assistants, data entry personnel, interviewers, volunteers etc.) are employed, describe briefly how you ensure their competency in ethical research.

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11. Please tick the box(es) applicable to your research. No. Activities

1 My research will involve deception. NO YES2 My research will use invasive procedures e.g. asking participants to inject, ingest,

inhale or externally apply a substance (s) to the skin etc. NO YES

3 I will use participants below age 18 in my research. NO YES4 My research will involve the viewing/listening to any form of media containing

horror, violent and/or sexual scenes/topics. NO YES

5 My research will involve clinical patients as participants. NO YES6 My research will involve the recording of participants’ behaviors using audio

and/or video equipment. NO YES

7a My research will be using published psychological tests (commercialized and/or non-commercialized) established by other researchers. I have received permission from the authors to use these tests & the permission letters/emails are attached in the appendix. Or permission is not required & I have attached proof that permission is not required.

NO YES

7b My research will be using published psychological tests (commercialized and/or non-commercialized) established by other researchers. I have not been able to receive explicit permission from the authors, but my supervisor has deemed the use of these tests “fair use.”Supervisor:“I confirm that this student has made a reasonable number of attempts to contact the researcher but has failed to receive a reply. I have reviewed the measure & deem that it can be used under the terms of fair use.”

Signature: __________________ Date: _________________

NO YES

12. If you answer “YES” to Item 11 (1-6), please provide your justification and the appropriate ethical measures to be taken. In addition, you are required to attach the relevant documentation along with the ERB form (e.g., Debriefing Statements, Parental Consent form etc.)Activity No.

Justification Ethical Measure To Be Taken

Investigator(s): I/we have read the Ethical Guidelines for Psychological Research at HELP University-College, and agree to comply with them. The above information is correct to the best of my knowledge, and I/we shall adhere to the procedure as described. I/we also agree to report any significant and relevant changes in the procedures or instruments to the ERB for additional review.

Signature: ______________________ Name: Eugene Joseph Date: 20th September 2013

Signature: _____________________ Name: Kavirajah Sevarajah Date: 20th September2013

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