The purpose of this project is to look at the relationship of gratitude on psychological and health-related behaviors and outcomes in the Jewish and Christian communities.
We are looking for Jewish and Christian individuals who are 18 years of age and older to participate in our study by completing a 20 minute on-line survey. Our survey contains questions about religion/spirituality, gratitude, health and psychological well-being and distress. The questions have been designed so that individuals of all beliefs and denominations will be able to complete them.
Should you choose to participate in this research, you will not be asked for your name or any other information related to your personal identity. Your participation will be completely voluntary, and you may refuse to participate or withdraw from the study at any time without any consequences. You may also decline to answer any single question or group of questions asked in the questionnaire. This project stands to benefit the scientific community since it is one of the first studies to investigate the relationship between both general and religious gratitude and psychological and health behaviors and outcomes. There are no foreseeable risks involved in your participation.
If you would like to be informed of the results of this research when they are available, please fill in your email address at the place indicated after completing the questionnaire, and you will receive an email when they become available. Please note that your email will not be connected to your responses in order to protect your anonymity. However, some employers use software that tracks web pages visited and keystrokes made. Therefore, you may wish to complete the survey on a home or public computer. To protect your privacy we recommend that you clear the browser cache and page history following submission of the survey.
This research is being conducted by Yardana Galler (Stern College, Yeshiva University), David H. Rosmarin and Dr. Ken Pargament (Bowling Green State University), and Dr. Elizabeth Krumrei (Pepperdine University). If you have any questions about the study please contact us by either email or telephone.
Dana Galler – yardanagaller@gmail.com – (516) 458 2766
David H. Rosmarin – drosmar@bgsu.edu – (617) 910 7790
Dr. Ken Pargament – kpargam@bgsu.edu – (419) 372 2301
Dr. Elizabeth Krumrei – elizabeth.krumrei@pepperdine.edu – (310) 506 4186
If any problems or concerns arise during the course of your participation in this study you may also contact the Chair of Bowling Green State University’s Human Subjects Review Board at (419) 372 7716 or hsrb@bgnet.bgsu.edu; or the Chair of Seaver College’s Institutional Review Board at (310)-506-7959 or steve.rouse@pepperdine.edu.
Please note that completion of the survey constitutes consent to participate, and if you wish to retain a copy of this consent form please print this page. Thank you very much for considering to participate in this research!