How People Interact with Religion

[hclau]

I am an undergraduate Psychology student , and I would like to recruit participants for my survey study. The current study aims to study how people interact with religion. This study is not intended to discredit religion, rather it is to understand the relationship between religion and psychology.

The survey will only take approximately 30 minutes of your time. All  your information will be kept strictly confidential and your responses will be used for the purpose of this study only.

At the end of the survey, you will be given a debrief explaining the rationale of the study.

You will have the chance to win a amazon voucher worth up to £50. If you are interested in participating in this study, please click on the link below and complete the survey. 

[otseng]

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[hclau]

http://nclpsych.eu.qualtrics.com/SE/?SI ... 5PUXWAVjGl

[Divine Insight]

I took your survey. I found the questions and restricted answers a bit difficult to deal with. In some cases I would have preferred to have an option "Don't Know". But since only yes or no were given as options I chose "no". But that then appears to have been a definite answer.

I also found the questions about religion to be awkward to answer as well. Being "agnostic" in general I had difficulty answering your questions concerning how much I might study or participate in "my religion". I don't actually have a specific religion but I do participate in some religious rituals on occasions for various. Sometimes for psychological reasons, sometimes for emotional reasons (i.e. I obtain enjoyment from performing the rituals), and sometimes do it with an open mind that there could potentially be some "spiritual essence" associated with. Being an agnostic I don't rule that out entirely.

However, your questions seemed to always be asking if I do these things to be "closer to God", and that's never my reason. So I pretty much answer "no" or "Strongly Disagree" to all of them, even though I actually may participate in religious rituals for other reasons.

Also, there was a question concerning how often I study or contemplate "my religion". Being agnostic I don't have a specific religion, but I still study and contemplate religious theologies just as a matter of interest. So in one place I answered that I have no religion and then in another place I answered that I study or contemplate "my religion" quite often.

So this may seem like conflicting answers, but these are just awkwardly worded questions with very restricted answers.

I personally question the usefulness of such a survey. I'm just pointing out my perceptions for whatever they are worth. I just don't see how you could extract any meaningful conclusions from my answers. They would most likely appear to be conflicting and erratic. Being agnostic the questions of whether or not any "god" might be involved in anything doesn't lead to a cut-and-dry answer.

Also when I think of the term "God" I personally don't think in terms of the Abrahamic type of God either. One thing I noticed about your survey is that there weren't even any questions concerning how I might think of a "God". My views would be more along the lines of Eastern Mysticism, whilst the survey is most likely geared toward the Abrahamic picture of God no doubt.

So anyway, that's my feedback for whatever its worth.

[hclau]

Thank you for the comments.

The debrief might not have clearly explained everything about the hypothesis. I would like to clarify the rationale for the research.

If you want me to answer your questions, you may send me a personal email or a private message. I am sorry for the inconvenience. My answer may bias participants' responses to the questions.

Thank you.

[hclau]

[Replying to post 5 by hclau]

When we do the prize draw after data collection, we will ask the winner what currency/county they want their voucher to be sent to.

People from non-euro countries are also welcome to participate in this study