Introduction

You are invited to participate in a voluntary and anonymous online study conducted by Belinda Breen, M.A., a doctoral student at The Wright Institute in Berkeley, CA. The study is supervised by Lynn E. O’Connor, Ph.D. and Jack Berry, Ph.D.  In order to participate, you must be 18 years of age or older and identify as male (cisgender or transgender). You will not be paid for your participation in this research study.
 
If you volunteer to participate, we will ask you to fill out a series of questionnaires and surveys.  The total length of time for completion is 15 to 20 minutes.  The surveys will ask you questions related to your identity as a man and your emotions.
 
This study is voluntary. If you volunteer to be in this study, you may withdraw your participation at any time. You may end your participation by simply closing your web browser, or by directing your web browser to another site.
 
You can refer back to our research group's web site at eparg.org.  The results of this study will be available by request when the research project has been completed.
 
If you have any questions or concerns about the research, please feel free to contact the Principal Investigator,  Belinda Breen, M.A., Doctoral Student, at bbreen@wi.edu or the Dissertation Chair, Lynn O’Connor, Ph.D., at lynnoc@lynnoc.com.

If you have questions regarding your rights as a research participant, contact the Committee for Human Subjects Research at The Wright Institute, 2728 Durant Ave., Berkeley, CA 94704, (510) 841-9230.  This project has been approved by The Wright Institute Committee for the Protection of Human Subjects.

Thank you for your participation.
Belinda Breen, M.A.
bbreen@wi.edu