Managing Ethics in Research within the Department of Applied Psychology

Ethical Approval Form

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Name of researcher:
Name of supervisor:
Degree registered for:
Date of this document:
Is this document a clarification?	Yes / No

	Date of previous version:
	Sections modified:

1. Aims of the project

 

2.1 Estimated start date:
2.2 Estimated end date:

3. List of methods and measures to be used in the project:

4. Do any methods or measures raise the risk of participants experiencing either physical or psychological disress? If any do, outline how the distress will be managed of alleviated:

5.1 Description of participant sample(s) - who is the focus of this research and why:

5.2 Method of sampling participants, approximate number of participants expected:

Participants

Check whether any of the following descriptors apply regarding the participants. If any do apply, then indicate in the space below how ethical issues with regard to participation will be handled. If any issues require clarification, please indicate on this form and attach a supplementary statement.

Participants include:

6. Children under the age of 18 years	Yes / No

7. People with cognitive or communication difficulties	Yes / No

8. People with emotional difficulties	Yes / No

9. People or patients in institutions	Yes / No

10. People in custody	Yes / No

11. People engaged in illegal activities	Yes / No

12. Any other people who may be particularly at risk	Yes / No

13. Any other people who cannot give explicit informed consent	Yes / No

14. Animals	Yes / No

Ethical Issues

Consider the following ethical issues regarding research with people and indicate whether your research raises a problem under the issue. If it does, them summarise how your research will deal with the problem. If any issues require clarification, please indicate on this form and attach a supplementary statement.

15. The research avoids misleading the participants in any way	Yes / No

16. The main research procedures will be described to the participants in advance so that they will be informed of what to expect	Yes / No

17. Participation will be voluntary	Yes / No

18. Participants will give explicit informed consent	Yes / No

19. Participants will be told they may withdraw from the research at any time for for any reasons and (where relevant) may omit answering questions to which they do not wish to respond	Yes / No

20. Participants will be de-briefed at the end of their participation	Yes / No

21. Data will be treated with appropriate confidentiality and anonymity	Yes / No

22. Data will be treated in conformity with the Data Protection Act (2002)	Yes / No

Authorisation

Date when this research was considered by the Postgraduate Research Committee of the Applied Psychology Department:

Result (please check one):

	Approved
	Approved with minor comments (resubmission is not required)
	Approved pending clarification  (a list of sections and required clarifications must be made below or appended)
	Approved pending approval from external body (the body or bodies from which approval is pending must be specified)
	Not approved

This result reflects the decision of the Postgraduate Research Committee made on the above date

	(name of chairperson)
	(signature of chairperson

References

• PSI Code of Ethics
• BPS Code of Ethics
• Data Protection Act

Ethics approval form, version 4.2