****This survey is open to everyone from May 1 - May 31****
Tulane University Human Research Protection Office
Social/Behavioral IRB
Consent Script for Participation in a Research Study
What is the research study and why is it being done?
You are invited to participate in an anonymous online research study that will analyze the effects of race-based trauma experienced during childhood from colorism and hair type discrimination. This study will investigate how these early experiences, related to colorism, influence future adult beliefs and attitudes. We are also interested in understanding how a parent’s childhood stress and current stress, including the personality of their child, influences their behaviors. Approximately 1,900 individuals from across the United States are expected to participate in this study. However, up to 5,000 individuals will be allowed to participate.
What will you do if you participate in the study?
You will be asked to complete an online survey that consists of twelve sections that include questions focused on colorism, racial resentment, childhood hair type, tender headedness, adverse childhood experiences and parent acceptance. The questions are a mixture of multiple-choice and short answers. Your participation in the online survey will take approximately 35 - 45 minutes.
What are the possible risks from being in the study?
The risks associated with this study are no more than minimal risk. Some survey questions may cause you to recall some memories of past race-based experiences or trauma. The potential benefits of the findings from the study will help social workers and other mental health providers to better support parents to understand the psychological impact on young children of teasing or hearing negative messages about a child’s physical features like skin tone or hair type. You have the choice NOT to answer questions if you so choose and will have the ability to withdraw from the study at any time without penalty. To protect the privacy of this information, no personally identifiable information will be collected through surveys; neither email nor IP addresses will be collected or stored.
What are the possible benefits from being in the study?
The benefits which may reasonably be expected to result from this study are not direct benefits to you for participating in this research. The knowledge gained from this study may benefit future research and improve the development of race-based trauma coping skills as research-based ways to reduce such trauma. We cannot and do not guarantee or promise that you will receive any benefits from this study. Your decision whether or not to participate in this study will not affect you in any way or form.
If you take part in this study, how will we protect your privacy?
If you have read this form and have decided to participate in this project, please understand your participation is voluntary and you have the right to withdraw your consent or discontinue participation at any time without penalty or loss of benefits to which you are otherwise entitled. The alternative is not to participate. You have the right to refuse to answer particular questions. The results of this research study may be presented at scientific or professional meetings or published in scientific journals. Your individual privacy will be maintained in all published and written data resulting from the study. Your private information collected as part of the research, even if identifiers are removed, will not be used or distributed for future research studies.
Will you be paid/receive credit to take part in the study?
You will not be paid to be in this study.
What if you have questions or concerns about the study?
Take as much time as you like before you make a decision to participate in this study. If you have any questions or concerns about the study, whether before or after agreeing to participate, you can call the study Principal Investigator, Marva L. Lewis, Ph.D. at (504) 865-5314 or mlewis@tulane.edu; or Co-Principal Investigator, Bonnie Nastasi, Ph.D. at (504) 314-7544 or bnastasi@tulane.edu. You can call about any matter having to do with the study, including complaints or questions about your rights as a study participant. If you want to speak with someone who is not directly involved in the study, you may call the Tulane University Human Research Protection Office at (504) 988-2665 or email irbmain@tulane.edu.
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