Name of Researcher: Curtis Dean
Name of Supervisor: Sandy Wolfson
Project Title: Football Fans' Perceptions Of The Causal Factors Contributing To Their Team's Performance
This project is designed to examine football fans’ perceptions of the causes of their team’s performance.
You have been selected to take part in this project because you are a football fan. Football fans that support football teams outside of the English Premier League will not be able to take part in the project. Please ensure that you only complete this questionnaire once. You must also be at least 18 years old to participate in this study. If you are under 18, please do not proceed any further. For the purpose of this research, football matches that have ended in a draw are not of interest. If your team has drawn their last fixture and you would like to participate still, please return to the questionnaire at a later date when your team has either won or lost.
You will have to complete an online survey including two simple questionnaires asking you your views on how you feel about your team and what caused your team’s performance.
At no point throughout this project should you endure any physical discomfort.
At no point throughout this project should you endure any psychological discomfort or embarrassment.
Only my supervisor and I will have access to the responses that you have provided.
No financial rewards will be given out for your participation in this project, nor will travel expenses as travel is unnecessary.
You can withdraw from the study at any time throughout this session by simply closing the browser. If you do this, any information that you have provided will be destroyed. You can also withdraw after you have completed the study by emailing myself on the address provided below with your unique code, within 1 month of taking part in the study. If you do this, any information that you have provided will be destroyed. If you email to be withdrawn from the study after 1 month then it may not be possible to remove you from the study.
If you require further information or have any queries then please contact me (curtis.dean@northumbria.ac.uk) or my supervisor (s.wolfson@northumbria.ac.uk).
If you have any concerns or worries concerning this research or if you wish to register a complaint, please direct it to the Department of Psychology Ethics Chair (Undergraduate) at the address below, or by Email: lee.shepherd@northumbria.ac.uk.
This study and its protocol have received full ethical approval from the Department of Psychology Ethics Committee (Undergraduate) in accordance with Northumbria University ethics and governance regulations. If you require confirmation of this please contact the Chair of this Committee, stating the title of the research project and the name of the researcher:
Dr Lee Shepherd
Chair of Department of Psychology Ethics Committee (Undergraduate)
Northumberland Building,
Northumbria University,
Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 8ST
UK
