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Hi everyone,
I am a psychology researcher at the University of York (North Yorkshire) with my projects funded by the https://www.ukri.org/councils/esrc/&source=gmail&ust=1733242253836000&usg=AOvVaw2azkyut7zFUlfdgHAuXnu t">Economic and Social Research Council. You can see my research profile https://www.york.ac.uk/psychology/staff/postgrads/stafford,-lucy/&source=gmail&ust=1733242253836000&usg=AOvVaw0p11ET-I7QW0wGiZPrkea R">here, and see my research website https://sites.google.com/york.ac.uk/lucy-stafford/about-me&source=gmail&ust=1733242253836000&usg=AOvVaw1kw6MplOHPmcBZOp7K79S o">here, which includes my web page for participant recruitment https://sites.google.com/york.ac.uk/lucy-stafford/take-part-in-my-research&source=gmail&ust=1733242253836000&usg=AOvVaw1Si88nmG0ETKymvR-TPv9 f">here.
About my research:
I am recruiting participants to take part in an online survey. The survey is centered around how people interpret the sensations they get from their body. This data is being collected to refine a new questionnaire that asks people about their emotional reaction to sensations from the stomach that signal states such as hunger, satiation, and fullness; gastric interoceptive evaluation. This questionnaire has been developed to better understand if gastric interoceptive evaluation is a source of psychological distress for people with gastrointestinal disorders.
Taking part involves 1) completing an online survey that asks questions about the sensations people get from their body and stomach, gastric interoceptive evaluation, and their gastrointestinal symptoms, and 2) completing the gastric interoceptive evaluation questionnaire (only) again a week later. This whole process is expected to take up to 20 minutes. There are x4 £50 Amazon e-vouchers to be won in a prize draw for completing the interoceptive evaluation questionnaire (only) again a week later.
To take part, participants must:
Be aged 18+
Identify as having a gastric disorder (have a current diagnosis or think you have one. However, no proof of diagnosis is needed. We recognise that symptoms can be experienced without a formal diagnosis.)
Be fluent in English
Live in the UK
The survey can be accessed via this link, which includes the information sheet, declaration of consent, and sources of support: https://york.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0vwfUyvV5r2tGWq&source=gmail&ust=1733242253836000&usg=AOvVaw3hwf8hLiPYStlHJZjJXCg s"> https://york.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0vwfUyvV5r2tGWq
Or can be accessed via the Crohn's and Colitis UK website: https://crohnsandcolitis.org.uk/get-involved/want-to-get-involved-in-research/take-part-in-research/validating-a-questionnaire-on-gastric-sensations
Thanks everyone,
Lucy