World View And Attitudes Towards Animals

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Study Name:

Is What We See What They Get? Relationships Between Attitudes, Values, Beliefs, and Behaviours Towards Animals Among Rural Costa Ricans and Ontarians

Researchers:

Ezekiel Gading,

PHD student, Psychology (Supervisor: Dr Suzanne MacDonald)

409A Behavioural Sciences Building

4700 Keele St, Toronto, ON M3J 1P3

Dr Suzanne MacDonald,

University Professor,

Behavioural Sciences Building

4700 Keele St, Toronto, ON M3J 1P3

Dr Adrienne Perry

Full Professor,

133B Behavioural Sciences Building

4700 Keele St, Toronto, ON M3J 1P3

Purpose of the Research:

The purpose of this research is to understand the relationship between beliefs, attitudes, value orientations and behaviours towards animals. We seek to compare differences in these relationships across different countries and understand the effects of life experiences on the behaviour towards animals.

What You Will Be Asked to Do in the Research:

You will be asked to participate in an online questionnaire about your beliefs about animals’ mental and emotional capacities, your attitudes towards animal experiences, your behaviours towards animals, and the values you follow regarding wildlife. You will also be asked about your background such as education, your job, your age, and whether you live in a rural area or urban area. This survey can be completed within 30 minutes.

Risks and Discomforts:

Participants will encounter questions about behaviours towards animals such as killing, punishment, use of pesticides etc., and may cause upset among participants with sensibilities and beliefs against these practices. Participants are allowed to skip any questions that caused discomfort

Benefits of the Research and Benefits to You:

As a participant, you can gain knowledge and reflect on your attitudes, values and what you believe animals are capable of. The scientific community will learn about the importance of anthropomorphic beliefs currently used in laws about animal ethics on the behaviours of stakeholders. The findings are useful for research in the fields of Animal ethics and law, environmental psychology, animal welfare, and philosophy.

Voluntary Participation and Withdrawal:

Your participation in the study is completely voluntary and you may choose to stop participating at any time. If you withdrew while completing the survey, your responses will not be saved. Due to the anonymous nature of the survey, your data cannot be deleted if you withdrew after submitting the survey. Your decision not to volunteer, to stop participating, or to refuse to answer particular questions will not influence the nature of your relationship with York University, Casita Azul or the researcher either now, or in the future.

Participation will enter you in a raffle to win a gift card (1 of 20 gift cards to win). If you stop participating, you will still be eligible to be entered in the draw for the gift card for agreeing to be in the project, even if you withdraw without completion of the research. In the event you withdraw from the study, all associated data collected will be immediately destroyed wherever possible.

Confidentiality:

All information you supply during the research will be held in confidence. Data will be collected via the online survey service QuestionPro. Your anonymous data will be safely stored indefinitely in a password protected computer and QuestionPro account and only research staff/research team members will have access to this information. Confidentiality will be provided to the fullest extent possible by law.

The anonymous data collected in this research project may be used by members of the research team in subsequent research investigations exploring similar lines of inquiry. Such projects will still undergo ethics review by the HPRC, our institutional REB. Any secondary use of anonymized data by the research team will be treated with the same degree of confidentiality and anonymity as in the original research project.

The researcher(s) acknowledge that the host of the online survey (i.e., QuestionPro) may automatically collect participant data without their knowledge (i.e., IP addresses.) Although this information may be provided or made accessible to the researchers, it will not be used or saved without participant’s consent on the researchers’ system. Further, because this project employs e-based collection techniques, data may be subject to access by third parties as a result of various security legislation now in place in many countries and thus the confidentiality and privacy of data cannot be guaranteed during web-based transmission.

Questions About the Research?

If you have questions about the research in general or about your role in the study, please feel free to contact Ezekiel Gading by e-mail (efgading@yorku.ca), Dr Suzanne MacDonald by e-mail (suzmac@yorku.ca), or Dr Adrienne Perry (perry@yorku.ca). You can also contact the graduate programme office at gradpsyc@yorku.ca

This research has received ethics review and approval by the Human Participants Review Sub-Committee, York University’s Ethics Review Board and conforms to the standards of the Canadian Tri-Council Research Ethics guidelines. If you have any questions about this process, or about your rights as a participant in the study, please contact the Manager, Research Ethics in the Office of Research Ethics, York University (e-mail ore@yorku.ca). This office oversees the ethical conduct of research studies and is not part of the study team. Everything that you discuss will be kept confidential.

Legal Rights and Signatures:

I consent to participate in Is What We See What They Get? Relationships Between Attitudes, Values, Belief and Behaviours Towards Animals Among Rural Costa Ricans and Ontarians conducted by Ezekiel Gading. I have understood the nature of this project and wish to participate. I am not waiving any of my legal rights by signing this form. By choosing yes, I indicate my consent.

Study Name: Is What We See What They Get? Relationships Between Attitudes, Values, Beliefs, and Behaviours Towards Animals Among Rural Costa Ricans and Ontarians Researchers:Ezekiel Gading,PHD student, Psychology (Supervisor: Dr Suzanne MacDonald)409A Behavioural Sciences Building4700 Keele St, Toronto, ON M3J 1P3Dr Suzanne MacDonald,University Professor,Behavioural Sciences Building4700 Keele St, Toronto, ON M3J 1P3Dr Adrienne PerryFull Professor,133B Behavioural Sciences Building4700 Keele St, Toronto, ON M3J 1P3Purpose of the Research: The purpose of this research is to understand the relationship between beliefs, attitudes, value orientations and behaviours towards animals. We seek to compare differences in these relationships across different countries and understand the effects of life experiences on the behaviour towards animals. What You Will Be Asked to Do in the Research: You will be asked to participate in an online questionnaire about your beliefs about animals’ mental and emotional capacities, your attitudes towards animal experiences, your behaviours towards animals, and the values you follow regarding wildlife. You will also be asked about your background such as education, your job, your age, and whether you live in a rural area or urban area. This survey can be completed within 30 minutes.Risks and Discomforts:Participants will encounter questions about behaviours towards animals such as killing, punishment, use of pesticides etc., and may cause upset among participants with sensibilities and beliefs against these practices. Participants are allowed to skip any questions that caused discomfort Benefits of the Research and Benefits to You:As a participant, you can gain knowledge and reflect on your attitudes, values and what you believe animals are capable of. The scientific community will learn about the importance of anthropomorphic beliefs currently used in laws about animal ethics on the behaviours of stakeholders. The findings are useful for research in the fields of Animal ethics and law, environmental psychology, animal welfare, and philosophy.Voluntary Participation and Withdrawal:Your participation in the study is completely voluntary and you may choose to stop participating at any time. If you withdrew while completing the survey, your responses will not be saved. Due to the anonymous nature of the survey, your data cannot be deleted if you withdrew after submitting the survey. Your decision not to volunteer, to stop participating, or to refuse to answer particular questions will not influence the nature of your relationship with York University, Casita Azul or the researcher either now, or in the future.Participation will enter you in a raffle to win a gift card (1 of 20 gift cards to win). If you stop participating, you will still be eligible to be entered in the draw for the gift card for agreeing to be in the project, even if you withdraw without completion of the research. In the event you withdraw from the study, all associated data collected will be immediately destroyed wherever possible.Confidentiality:All information you supply during the research will be held in confidence. Data will be collected via the online survey service QuestionPro. Your anonymous data will be safely stored indefinitely in a password protected computer and QuestionPro account and only research staff/research team members will have access to this information. Confidentiality will be provided to the fullest extent possible by law.The anonymous data collected in this research project may be used by members of the research team in subsequent research investigations exploring similar lines of inquiry. Such projects will still undergo ethics review by the HPRC, our institutional REB. Any secondary use of anonymized data by the research team will be treated with the same degree of confidentiality and anonymity as in the original research project. The researcher(s) acknowledge that the host of the online survey (i.e., QuestionPro) may automatically collect participant data without their knowledge (i.e., IP addresses.) Although this information may be provided or made accessible to the researchers, it will not be used or saved without participant’s consent on the researchers’ system. Further, because this project employs e-based collection techniques, data may be subject to access by third parties as a result of various security legislation now in place in many countries and thus the confidentiality and privacy of data cannot be guaranteed during web-based transmission.Questions About the Research?If you have questions about the research in general or about your role in the study, please feel free to contact Ezekiel Gading by e-mail (efgading@yorku.ca), Dr Suzanne MacDonald by e-mail (suzmac@yorku.ca), or Dr Adrienne Perry (perry@yorku.ca). You can also contact the graduate programme office at gradpsyc@yorku.caThis research has received ethics review and approval by the Human Participants Review Sub-Committee, York University’s Ethics Review Board and conforms to the standards of the Canadian Tri-Council Research Ethics guidelines. If you have any questions about this process, or about your rights as a participant in the study, please contact the Manager, Research Ethics in the Office of Research Ethics, York University (e-mail ore@yorku.ca). This office oversees the ethical conduct of research studies and is not part of the study team. Everything that you discuss will be kept confidential. Legal Rights and Signatures:I consent to participate in Is What We See What They Get? Relationships Between Attitudes, Values, Belief and Behaviours Towards Animals Among Rural Costa Ricans and Ontarians conducted by Ezekiel Gading. I have understood the nature of this project and wish to participate. I am not waiving any of my legal rights by signing this form. By choosing yes, I indicate my consent.

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