The Happy Lab is recruiting first-year students for the Positive Experience Study.
Are you a First-Year Student? Do you want $20 Or 2.5 HSP credits? Sign up for the Positive Experience Study today! This study explores how loneliness and stress during the first year can be curbed.
Participation involves a 30-minute lab visit, using Discord, and completing daily surveys for two weeks—no more than 5 minutes per day.
Study description
This multi-part study consists of several brief surveys. If you agree to participate, you will first be invited to the Social Cognition and Emotion Lab, where you will be asked to install the Discord application on your phone and complete a short survey with questions about yourself. Your first visit will take no more than 30 minutes.
You will also be asked to provide your phone number so that, over the next 14 days, you can participate via Discord. During this period, you may be asked to share your thoughts or everyday experiences with other participants and to complete 14 daily one-minute surveys sent to your phone. On Day 15, you will complete a brief post-study survey. These surveys will include questions about your general mood, your interactions, and your feelings.
Purpose of the study
This study explores first-year students’ thoughts and feelings about university life.
Eligibility requirements
- You must be a first-year student who just started at UBC.
- You must be able to access Discord on your phone.
- You must be able to provide your phone number and receive text messages.
Location of study
Room 2214 – 2222, Douglas T. Kenny Building (2136 West Mall) for the 30-minute in-person visit, the rest of the study is online.
Type of compensation
Compensation for participation is $20 via E-transfer, if sign-up is done through Calendly. Eligible participants can also opt to sign up on SONA Systems and gain 2.5 HSP credits instead.
Note: Participants can only receive one of the two.
For further information, please contact Clair Tang at clairyt@student.ubc.ca.