Hi, just so you know we are now opening recruitment again for the research study! See below for more information.
We are a Harvard University research team currently working on a study looking at people who harm themselves. The primary goal of the study is to better understand what kinds of thoughts and feelings motivate these behaviors.
We are interested in recruiting people who use this website to participate in our research study. Participation is completely voluntary. If you are interested in participating, you will complete an online screener to see if you qualify to participate. If you qualify, you will complete a variety of questionnaires online. The study will take place online over the course of 2 months and you will be compensated up to $280 in online gift cards to Amazon.
A few important things to know about the study are:
1. The study includes questions and images regarding self-harm and other unpleasant images. Some people may feel that these images are disturbing and may find them to be triggering.
2. The study also involves playing a game online.
3. All information collected will be kept confidential.
4. Participation is completely voluntary.
5. The link we provide will send you to a website telling you about the study. Once on that site, you can decide whether or not you want to participate.
6. If you start to participate and decide you no longer feel comfortable or you are no longer interested, you can end it without any penalty or punishment.
7. We will provide links to treatment resources throughout the study.
8. This study will include only participants who are 18 years and older.
9. If you participated in the Harvard TEC Study, you cannot participate in this study.
Please send us a private message or email us at
harvardwebgame@fas.harvard.edu if you are interested in participating. Once you contact us, we will send you a link to the screening questionnaire to see if you qualify and to tell you more about the study. Thank you for your consideration!