Participate in research studies

Part 1: You will complete a 30-minute questionnaire where you will answer questions on different aspects of your well-being & social-media use. Then, you will be asked to complete one of several 7-day social media challenges.

Part 2-4: You will complete 3x, 15-minute surveys across 2 weeks, where you will answer questions about your social media challenge and well-being.

Please note that your participation may involve reducing or changing your social media use/accounts.

To participate in this study:

Many people living with Parkinson’s disease experience changes in mood and motivation. These changes can also occur in older adults. It is unclear how common these changes are, and how best to identify them.

Study participation will involve completing a set of online surveys about your experience of changes in mood and motivation, and your general health and background. We also have an option for someone who knows you well to complete a further set of surveys.

To participate in this study:

Only 1 in 5 applications submitted for research funding is funded in Australia despite researchers spending an average of 38 working days developing and writing grant applications for research funding. While successful research funding applications are being celebrated, the impact of unsuccessful research funding applications on researchers remains unknown.

To address these problems, there is a need to investigate researchers' experiences of unsuccessful research funding applications in Australia.

This project will investigate researchers' experiences of unsuccessful research funding applications in Australia.

You are invited to have your say about your experience of unsuccessful research funding.

To participate in this study:

We are looking to recruit pairs of female adolescents for our “Sleep, eat and chat” study which aims to examine how technology use affects adolescents' sleep.

Participants will spend two nights at the Flinders University sleep lab.

To participate in this study:

We are seeking volunteers to share their reasons for sport involvement or for not participating in sport, through:

To participate in this study:

A one-hour interview, please contact us to find out more or get involved.

The aim of this project is to understand the perceptions and psychosocial impact of parental psychological abuse in youth sport and identify the thematic construction, maintenance, and perpetuation of psychological abuse in youth sport.

This project will specifically extend my current research agenda which investigates how the sociocultural climate of youth sporting clubs influence parental behaviour and involvement.

The proposed project will maximise the generation of context-specific knowledge for improving parental behaviour in youth sport that will enhance scholarly and policy understandings of youth sport and parenting.

This research will help to situate Australia at the forefront of practice in maximising youth sport participation through enhancing the quality of parental behaviour and reduce the risks of interpersonal abuse

To participate in this study:

This project investigates an online guided self-help intervention using Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT-GSH) in a stepped care model to help people recover from PTSD. The stepped-care approach can involve two stages of help, in which a person receiving therapy is matched to the level of therapy that most suits their current needs. This will be compared to a comparison group who will receive a standard Cognitive Processing Therapy.

Participants will be randomly allocated to receive either standard cognitive processing therapy or CPT-GSH for up to 12-18 sessions. Participants will also be asked to complete assessments about their life experiences, beliefs and symptoms before therapy, immediately after and 3-months following therapy.

To participate in this study:

This research study aims to understand whether a specific gene variant is responsible for changes to the bacteria that resides in the urogenital (urinary and genital tract) and gut, and the risk to urinary tract infection.

Please complete the 5-10 minute screening questionnaire using the link below:

If you are eligible for the study, you will be contacted to obtain your consent to participate in the study. All information you provide will be held in strict confidence.

Further information on the study is available within the screening questionnaire link provided or alternatively, please feel free to contact us at the email below.

To participate in this study:

This research study aims to understand more about how and what Australian Defence Force (ADF) veterans learn during their transition from the military to civil society.

Interviews are being conducted with ADF veterans where they will be asked to discuss their learning experiences throughout their military service and during their transition.

To participate in this study:

Researchers at Flinders University are looking for participants to complete a short survey on their own feelings and behaviours regarding their age and the ageing process.

What is Involved?
A short, anonymous, online questionnaire
Approximately 15-20 minutes of your time.
Questions on exercise, wellbeing, and ageing

To participate in this study:

As part of the South Australia Government pledge to improve palliative care services so that it is available 24/7, the Department of Health and Wellbeing have committed to expanding these services.  

Therefore, an end-of-life/palliative care education program to provide the required knowledge and skills for paramedics to respond to palliative care patients were provided.

This current project will examine whether the education provided achieved its intended outcomes and goals while exploring the experiences of paramedics on end-of-life/palliative care.

Contact to participate in this study:

The aim of this research is to survey people living with endometriosis and ask questions about their body image, general wellbeing, and eating disorder symptoms.

This project is supported by Flinders University, College of Education, Psychology and Social Work. If you have endometriosis, are living in Australia, and over the age of 18, you are eligible to participate.

To volunteer and complete a short questionnaire (15 minutes), please click on the link to read the participation information sheet and provide consent 

Contact to participate in this study:

Flinders University researchers are looking to assess sleep behaviours in sport. To do this, they are looking for adult athletes of any level, from amateur to elite/professional, who currently compete or have recently retired from competition (<20 years ago).

If you meet these criteria, you may be interested in having your sleep monitored for a two-week period using nearable and wearable devices.

This research will help to guide future treatment and education about disordered sleep during and after sport.

Contact to participate in this study:

This project will trial non-invasive brain stimulation as a novel treatment for tinnitus and investigate the neural networks disrupted by tinnitus.

Contact to participate in this study:

This project will investigate the effectiveness of a brief online writing exercise on general wellbeing among mothers of young children. Various writing exercises have been shown to benefit wellbeing in some populations, and we wish to test the impact of writing about functionality.

Participants in this study must be aged 18 years and over, and be the mother of a child aged 0-10 years old. This project forms the basis of an Honours project, from which a thesis will be published. It is supported by the College of Education, Psychology and Social Work, and the College of Nursing and Health Sciences at Flinders University.

Contact to participate in this study:

Further information and contact

In this two-part study you must complete both parts successfully within 24 hours to receive your payments.

For Part 1, you will study 3 magazine-style articles. The next morning you will receive a code for a $5 Woolworths Gift Card for completing Part 1. If you are eligible, you will also receive a link to Part 2. You must complete Part 2 within 24 hours of Part 1. For Part 2, you will study 3 more articles and then your memory for all 6 articles will be tested using multiple-choice questions.

Note, only people with a Flinders University login can participate in this survey.

The study will involve thinking about a negative event in your life.

We strongly suggest that if you believe you may be overly distressed by thinking about a negative event that you DO NOT participate in this experiment.

What happens during the study?

Participants can choose to either do a face-to-face or an online experiment. Participants will be asked to pay attention to any thoughts about their negative autobiographical event and complete a series of relevant questionnaires and a daily diary for a one-week period.

How long will it take?

Approximately 2 hours over the course of a week.

Register your interest

Register your interest via the email below and you will be contacted with more information about the study.

Find out more about our current PTSD treatment trials.

The study will involve thinking about a negative event in your life.

We strongly suggest that if you believe you may be overly distressed by thinking about a negative event that you DO NOT participate in this experiment.

What happens during the study?

Participants will be asked to do a face-to-face experiment. In the experiment, participants will be asked to pay attention to any thoughts about their negative autobiographical event and complete a series of relevant questionnaires, thought monitoring and a computer task. 

How long will it take?

The face-to-face experiment will take an hour to complete.

Register your interest

Register your interest via the email below and you will be contacted with more information about the study.

Find out more about our current PTSD treatment trials.

Adelaide Institute for Sleep Health researchers are seeking individuals to participate in new home-based treatment studies for insomnia.

Flinders University is looking for people who have had an abortion in the last 12 months to share their experiences of accessing health services. Understanding experiences of talking to health professionals about contraception and unwanted pregnancy can help us to improve the way people are supported to decide for themselves if and when to have children. This study is also wanting to hear how the COVID-19 pandemic might have affected how people access contraception and abortion services.

You can participate if:

• you have had an abortion in South Australia in the last 12 months
• you are currently over 18 years old.

By taking part in this study, you will be asked to complete:
A short 5-10 minute online questionnaire.

On completion of the questionnaire you will have the option of volunteering to take part in a 40-60 minute telephone or Zoom interview.

For further information and contact

For further information about this project, including aims and benefits of the project, data storage and remuneration, please see the Participant Information Sheet at the web link below.