January 2012

Playing With Emotions: The Relationship between Video Game Usage and Depression

Researchers: 
Jeremy Lyne, Friends University, Wichita, KS, United States
Study Description: 

This senior research project seeks to explore any possible connections between playing video games and depression.

Attitudes to Business

Researchers: 
Denise Baden, University of Southampton, United Kingdom
Study Description: 

This questionnaire is part of ongoing research into how portrayals of business affect attitudes towards business. This includes a mix of film clips, article excerpts and questions and should take about 25 minutes.

Understanding Relationships

Researchers: 
Jonathan O'Hara & Christine Critchley, Swinburne University of Technology, Australia
Study Description: 

Swinburne University of Technology is seeking support for a research project on how couples differ in the way they prefer to deal with relationship problems. You can help by completing a questionnaire. By contributing, you will get a free report and relationship profile that will give you an insight into your relationship preferences and how you compare with others.

A Study on Juror Perceptions and Decision-Making

Researchers: 
Ahna Montague, Alliant International University, San Diego, CA, United States
Study Description: 

The purpose of this study is to examine how jurors perceive information and how they make decisions based on the information presented.

Online dating habits and implicit theories of relationships

Researchers: 
Harry Reis, Stephanie O'Keefe, & Maya Godbole, University of Rochester, NY, United States
Study Description: 

This study is looking at people's inner feelings about relationships and how they affect one's overall satisfaction with online dating. In order to participate in this study, you must have tried online dating within the past year.

Important people in our lives

Researchers: 
Andrew Frain & Dirk Van Rooy, Australian National University
Study Description: 

This study is interested in how someone who is important to you impacts your life.

Emotion Recognition and Resonance

Researchers: 
Rebecca Noskeau & Phil Banyard, Nottingham Trent University
Study Description: 

This study seeks to understand the relationship between empathy and facial expression recognition.