Participant Consent

I am a student at The Chicago School of Professional Psychology. This study is being conducted as a part of my dissertation requirement for the Business Psychology Ph.D. program.

I am asking you to participate in a research study to understand if the two most used Workplace Fun surveys measure Workplace Fun. You will be asked to complete three different surveys. The first two surveys are on workplace fun, and the third survey is on employee engagement. This will take about 15 minutes to complete. Completing these surveys may cause you to feel slightly distressed and put your confidentiality at risk. Although you may not benefit, it will help to understand if both Workplace Fun surveys, in fact, measure fun in the workplace and are a predictor of employee engagement. 

Please take your time to read the entire document and feel free to ask any questions before clicking the button below to confirm your agreement to participate in this study.
Purpose: The primary purpose of this study is to understand if both the Fun Work Environment survey and the Fun at Work Activities survey measure workplace fun. The secondary purpose of the study is to understand if workplace fun predicts employee engagement.

Procedures: During this study, you will be asked to complete a survey comprised of three different surveys, two on workplace fun and one on employee engagement. This will take about 15 minutes to complete. You will not be able to start the survey, save it, and comeback to finish it.

Risks to Participants: The first risk of this study may cause you to feel distressed. This will be mitigated by allowing you the opportunity to withdraw from the study without any consequences. The second risk of this study is the loss of your confidentiality. To mitigate this, the study will not capture personal identifiable information such as names, email or IP addresses. Lastly, the study will adhere to the IRB procedures and requirements.
 
Benefits to Participants: You will not benefit from this study. However, we hope the information gained from this study may benefit society by providing other scholars guidance on the definition of workplace fun. Further, informing if these Workplace Fun surveys can continue to be used to understand the impact workplace fun has on organizational outcomes and employee well-being.

Alternatives to Participation: Participation in this study is voluntary. You may withdraw from study participation at any time without any penalty.
Confidentiality: During this study, information will be collected about you for the purpose of this research. This includes age and gender, but it will not collect IP addresses. And to ensure confidentiality, the data will be rolled up in an aggregate analysis. In addition, the research materials will be kept for a minimum of five years after publication per American Psychological Association (APA) guidelines. Lastly, the data will be stored on a computer in Chicago, IL.

It is possible that your data may be used for future research or distributed to another researcher without your consent. However, information that could identify you will be removed.

Your research records may be reviewed by federal agencies whose responsibility is to protect human subjects participating in research, including the Office of Human Research Protections (OHRP) and by representatives from The Chicago School of Professional Psychology Institutional Review Board, a committee that oversees research.

Questions/Concerns: If you have questions related to the procedures described in this document please contact Ismail Koubaytari (researcher) through email at iak0145@ego.thechicagoschool.edu or Dr. George W. Hay (Dissertation Chair) at ghay@thechicagoschool.edu.

If you have questions concerning your rights in this research study you may contact the Institutional Review Board (IRB), which is concerned with the protection of subjects in research projects. You may reach the IRB office Monday-Friday by calling 312.467.2335 or writing: Institutional Review Board, The Chicago School of Professional Psychology, 325 N. Wells, Chicago, Illinois, 60654.

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