Research project: Seeking respondents for an online questionnaire

alannewman

Hello,

Hopefully this request is OK with forum moderators. I was not sure which section to post it in, and thought it would be best suited here.

My name is Alan Newman and I am a postgraduate student at The University of Leeds studying Psychological Approaches to Health. I am currently conducting a research project and I am looking for people to fill in a questionnaire. The only requirements are that you are over 18, a driver, and own a mobile phone. The research is looking at people’s use of mobile phones while driving. It is not necessary that you have used a mobile phone while at the wheel, but if you have your participation would be particularly appreciated. The questionnaire is completely anonymous and estimated to take around 15-25 minutes to complete. If you are able to spare some time to complete the questionnaire it would be very much appreciated.

The questionnaire is at http://www.an1.co.uk/limesurvey/index.php?sid=19811&lang=en along with further details.

If you have any questions regarding the questionnaire or research you may e-mail me at the address shown in the above link, or if you prefer you may send a private message here.

Many thanks for your time.

Regards,

Alan.

melancholly

hmm... interesting. it's a shame that handsfree and using the handset are lumped together. i think using a handset so you can only have one hand on the wheel is stupid, but using handsfree to talk is the same as having a conversation with a passenger. sending a text message is moronic!

might add some noise into your responses!

Voyager2002

I would love to help, but am not a driver and have never used (far less owned) a mobile telephone.

So far as I am concerned, mobiles are for those peasant who can't afford a home in which to keep their landline; and cars are for those deprived souls who can't afford the train.

tsstss7

quiz not working properly for me!

currynchips

melancholly wrote: »

. i think using a handset so you can only have one hand on the wheel is stupid, but using handsfree to talk is the same as having a conversation with a passenger.

Hate to disagree, but this is wrong. A passenger can see what is happening on the road, can react to roundabouts and other poor drivers. A person on the other end of the phone hasn't a clue and make take offence to the driver shouting 'oi you efffn prik!'.
However, I do believe that hands-free is ok, but it relies on the responsibility and maturity of the driver for where to di it - ie the motorway is better than the centre of town.

melancholly

currynchips wrote: »

Hate to disagree, but this is wrong. A passenger can see what is happening on the road, can react to roundabouts and other poor drivers. A person on the other end of the phone hasn't a clue and make take offence to the driver shouting 'oi you efffn prik!'.
However, I do believe that hands-free is ok, but it relies on the responsibility and maturity of the driver for where to di it - ie the motorway is better than the centre of town.

i dunno, not when they're a child in the back seat or someone elderly. i certainly wouldn't expect my passengers to be watching out for problems for me! maybe swearing at other drivers is the problem and perhaps not advisable whether on the phone or not

pinkshoes

The "never" option doesn't work on one of the questions.
There are spelling mistakes.
Some of the questions are confusing and can be answered from many points of view, so won't draw an accurate answer or give reliable data.
I think the questionnaire isn't ready for public use yet, and needs much more work before being worthy of producing reliable results.

sophisticated.

If you select "never" twice on page 2, you can't proceed with the questionnaire.

Touring

Completed for you

alannewman

pinkshoes wrote: »

The "never" option doesn't work on one of the questions.
There are spelling mistakes.
Some of the questions are confusing and can be answered from many points of view, so won't draw an accurate answer or give reliable data.
I think the questionnaire isn't ready for public use yet, and needs much more work before being worthy of producing reliable results.

Yikes. The "never" option was a technical issue with Limesurvey (the package used to create the questionnaire). Just managed to fix it

I agree the questions on pages 3,4,5,6 are worded somewhat confusingly (double negative) - but it is done so in light of theory - I suspect my supervisor would have flagged it up if it was thought to be a problem.

Regarding some questions being possibly answerable from different view points, the important thing in terms of the theory (social cognition) is what the individual thinks the answer is.

Thanks very much for your input