Participate in research studies

We are investigating how children learn and understand language and images. We are looking for children who are:

1. 10-12 years old
2. Native speakers of English (learning English since they were born)
3. No known hearing or speech language difficulties
4. Normal vision (no glasses)

Participation involves:

• Two 90-120 minute visits to our lab at Flinders University
• Standard language, reading and literacy tests
• Word learning, sentence reading and looking at some images
• Children will receive a gift and certificate of appreciation
• A FUN SCIENCE EXPERIENCE FOR YOUR KIDS!

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Participants who have directly or indirectly experienced a negative event will be asked to attend a meeting (online or in person) where they will complete an initial survey. They will then be asked to complete four brief surveys each day for a 10-day period reflecting on their thoughts about this event. After this they will be asked to complete one final survey about their thoughts and feelings when considering their negative event.

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We are running a study examining the effects of light on sleep, performance and circadian rhythms at the Adelaide Institute for Sleep Health, Flinders University, South Australia.

The study will include a screening questionnaire, an eye-health examination at Flinders Vision, and two 8-day live-in protocols of simulated night-shift conditions at the state-of-the-art Sleep Laboratory at the Adelaide Institute for Sleep Health.

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This project will investigate the everyday experiences of adults on the autism spectrum who have an assistance or companion (pet) dog. The study aims to find out the perceptions of adults with autism about the everyday impact of having an assistance or companion dog, specifically how they can affect their well-being. The ways in which dogs provide support will also be investigated, along with any negative outcomes and/or potential barriers. This project aims to better understand the perspectives of adults with autism to determine the value of assistance and companion dogs in their lives.

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If you are a young person on the autism spectrum between 18 and 24 who is either a tertiary student in South Australia, employed, underemployed or not currently employed, we are keen to hear from you.

Help us better understand how your essential social and communication skills for work and tertiary education were supported during transition planning in senior secondary school.

If you are interested and willing to participate in a 60-minute phone, online or in person interview, please contact Leanne.

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The Resilience Interventions for Smoking Cessation (‘RISC’) study will use a randomised controlled trial design with adults who are regular smokers and are currently planning to quit. The study will investigate whether training in cognitive, behavioural and mindfulness-based approaches will have an impact on resilience and smoking.  

Once consented, participants will be randomised to one of four groups: 1.) Mindfulness-integrated Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (MiCBT) plus peer-support; 2.) Mindfulness Training (MT) plus peer-support, 3.) Setting Realistic Goals (SRG) plus peer-support 4.) Control.

Participation is free and open nationally.

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Are you 18 – 20 years old? Were you born outside Australia, and went to high school in Australia? Did the school present any sex and relationship education or sexual health information? If so, how useful was it? How would you like it be improved?

We invite you to participate in a one-hour confidential interview to reflect on the sex and relationships education you received at school and to suggest how to improve the lessons and activities so they were more 'relatable' to your lives.

Sharing of your experiences will give us important information about what issues and topics on sex and relationships are most important to you. It will help teachers to design programmes that are more interesting and relevant for students.

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We are conducting a research project that investigates career experiences of students who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer/questioning, intersex, asexual and more (LGBTQIA+) from Australian Universities. It is funded by National Centre for Student Equity in Higher Education.

We invite LGBTQIA+ students who are studying at Australian Universities to complete an online survey. LGBTQIA+ alumni who recently graduated from an Australian University are also very welcome.

The online survey will take approximately 10-15 minutes. Participants have the chance to win one of the many gift cards valued $20-$50.

You are particularly welcome to share this information to your networks.

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This survey will explore how smokers distinguish between when they are experiencing nicotine withdrawal and cravings for nicotine. The majority of research on tobacco smoking is undertaken from the perspective of researchers. Responses provided by participants will be explored to gain a more detailed picture of smokers understanding and experience of both nicotine withdrawal and cravings.

Demographic details such as age, gender, country of birth and whether or not a student is enrolled in a health related course will be collected to look at variations in smoking and understanding based on these factors. The name and contact details of participants will not be collected. Participation in the survey is completely voluntary and confidential. The survey will take between 10 –  20 minutes to complete depending on the amount of detail participants would like to include in their responses.

Please use the link below to access the information sheet for the study. If you wish to participate after reading the information, click through to complete the survey.

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We would like to invite you and your partner to participate in a video interview to discuss cognitive labour or the “mental load” within your relationship.

This includes things tasks like; deciding meal choices, maintaining family calendars, ensuring bills are paid, identifying items that need purchasing, planning and allocating cleaning tasks.
The study is focused on the experience of same-sex couples who have lived together for at least six months, are over the age of eighteen and do not currently have children.

Participation will involve a video interview either as a couple or by yourself (dependent on your preference).

The study is entirely voluntary and confidential. The project has been approved by Flinders University Human Research Ethics Committee (Project ID 4106).

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This project will test a new intervention that aims to prevent people's social media use from causing them to feel bad about their body and experience disordered eating. It will assess how much participants engage with the intervention, request their feedback on it, and determine whether there is evidence that it may help to prevent disordered eating.

You will be asked to answer online questionnaires about demographics (e.g., age and gender), your motivations for using social media, appearance comparison, self-criticism, body image, and disordered eating. You will then be randomly assigned to either begin a PDF intervention immediately, or after one week. The PDF interventions contain four modules (i.e., sections), which you will be asked to complete over one week (i.e., one module every day or two). The modules contain a mixture of text and images and are based on cognitive behavioural therapy. Cognitive behavioural treatments involve exercises that attempt to help you change your thoughts or behaviours to improve your wellbeing. The modules include some short written and mental exercises to be completed during and between modules. After one week, all groups will be asked to complete online post-treatment questionnaires (the same material as the initial questionnaires, minus demographics). Participants receiving interventions will also be asked about how much of the intervention they did and feedback on the intervention. All participants will be able to access the intervention modules after completing the post-treatment questionnaires. The study will take approximately 1.5 to 2 hours of your time.

Please use the link below to access the Information Sheet for the study. If you wish to participate after reading this information, simply indicate that you consent to participate when asked, and you will be taken to the baseline questionnaires.

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We are looking at the effects of mild intensity coloured lighting on the eye. You will be asked to wear a light-emitting glass that you wear like a spectacle, while watching TV in my research lab. The lighting is very mild and it doesn't affect your eyes. We will take the eye measurements using commonly used Optometry equipment that doesn’t touch your eyes.  

We are looking for individuals who are either short-sighted (using glasses for seeing distant objects only) or have normal vision (not using any glasses).

We need you for six sessions, about 2.5 hours each session. Two sessions are evening sessions (measurements performed between 2:30 - 5 pm) and four are morning sessions (measurements performed between 9 - 11:30 am). You can complete the six sessions anytime within 4 weeks (including weekends).

There is appropriate reimbursement for your participation.  Please contact the research team for more details and reimbursement.

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Researchers from Flinders University are investigating how clinical nurse leaders facilitate high quality fundamental care within their clinical areas.

We are looking for clinical nurse leaders to take part in an interview and describe their experiences.

The aim of the research is to develop a guideline to assist clinical nurse leaders promote fundamental care.

Interviews:

• can take place at a time and location convenient to you
  
• can be virtual
• can be one on one, or part of a group
• will last approximately 40 minutes and will not exceed 1 hour.

Participate in the study

Contact one of the researchers to find out more:

• tiffany.conroy@flinders.edu.au
• rebecca.feo@flinders.edu.au
• alexandra.mudd@flinders.edu.au

Or phone: (08) 9201 3246.

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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 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, thought monitoring and a computer task.

How long will it take?

The face-to-face experiment will take an hour to complete. The online experiment will take less than 40 minutes 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.

This project will investigate comparative opinions, views and perceptions of consumers when they search, read or view news in traditional and social media, about companies or organisations in a crisis. The context is COVID-19 crisis and government communication on social media/traditional media. This project aims to cross investigate media sources and response channels, for exploring crisis communication believability with the digital age consumer through social media/traditional media.

If you agree to participate in the research study, you will be asked to respond to questions regarding your views about current COVID-19 crisis communication by government in social media/traditional media.

The survey will take about 15 minutes and participation is entirely voluntary.

Please use the link below to access the information sheet for the study. If you wish to participate after reading the information, click through to complete the questionnaire.

If you have any questions, please email akhi0005@flinders.edu.au

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.

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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.