Vocational Interest and Disability Study
You are being asked to participate in a research study titled Examining The Influence of Disability on Vocational Interests. This study is being done by Felix Wu and Fred Oswald from Rice University. You were selected to participate in this study because you are a worker with or without a disability over 18.
The purpose of this research study is to understand how vocational interests are perceived differently by workers with or without disabilities. If you agree to take part in this study, you will be asked to complete an online survey/questionnaire. This survey/questionnaire will ask about what type of work activities you may be interested in, career challenges you may face, and characteristics of your disability (if relevant to you), which will take you approximately 20 minutes to complete.
We believe there are no known risks associated with this research study; however, as with any online related activity the risk of a breach of confidentiality is always possible. To the best of our ability, your answers in this study will remain confidential. We will not collect specific identifying information from you, but we will still minimize any risks by limiting access to the data to the two researchers mentioned.
You may not directly benefit from this research; however, we hope that your participation in the study may help inform how career counseling centers may improve employment outcomes for people with disabilities. You will not receive any payment or other compensation for participating in this study.
Your participation in this study is completely voluntary and you can withdraw at any time. You are free to skip any question that you choose.
To participate visit https://riceuniversity.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bItVhFmcvX1Wcya
As researchers, we are not qualified to provide counseling services and we will not be following up with you after this study. If you feel upset after completing the study, or find that some questions or aspects of the study triggered distress, talking with a qualified clinician may help. If you feel you would like assistance, please contact the National Helpline at 1-800-662-HELP (4357). In the case of an emergency, please call 911.
If you have questions about this project or if you have a research-related problem, you may contact the researcher, you are also welcome to contact the graduate student on this project, Felix Wu, fyw1@rice.edu or the PI on this project, Dr. Fred Oswald, foswald@rice.edu. This research has been approved by Rice's IRB.
For questions about your rights as a research participant, or to discuss problems, concerns or suggestions related to the research, or to obtain information or offer input about the research, contact if you have questions pertaining to your rights as a research participant; or to report objections to this study, please contact a Rice University IRB Administrator. Email: irb@rice.edu or Telephone: 713-348-3586.