Hoarding/Clutter Online Study

[Admin]

The admin group has approved the posting at Brianna's request. If you are interested in participating in the study, please follow her instructions below:

Hoarding/Clutter Online Study



You are invited to participate in a research study about hoarding, conducted by Brianna D. Mann, M.A., a graduate student, and Brian Vandenberg, Ph.D., a faculty member in the Department of Psychology at the University of Missouri-St. Louis. Your answers will be completely confidential. The study will take between 30-60 minutes and will involve completing a series of short questionnaires and computer tasks assessing your demographic information, experiences with hoarding, creativity, and decision making. If you choose to participate, you will be entered into a raffle for an iPad.



You are eligible if you

1. Are 18 or older, AND

2. Can read and write in English, AND

3. Think (or know) you might be a “hoarder”, “pack rat”, “clutter bug”, or “clutterer”



You are NOT eligible if you:

1. Think (or know) you might have obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)

2. Hear voices or have ever been diagnosed with a psychotic disorder (e.g., schizophrenia).

3. Have had a traumatic brain injury (TBI)

4. Have dementia or Alzheimer’s Disease



If you would like to participate and are eligible, please send an email to [e-mail], with the word, hoarding, in the subject line. You will receive an automated response with further instructions. Please note that there will be no way for the researcher to connect your email address or name to your responses on this survey.

[fluffernut - now Jannie]

I'd love to join the survey but I've had a stroke AKA Traumatic Brain Injury. I'm fully recovered,in my opinion. But I'll pass.

[Ally]

I just completed the survey/test. I did it partially to see if I could learn anything about myself from taking it.

I don't want to say too much, because that could possibly throw off the results of the study.

I think my main areas where I might have problems are:
Genetics.. Nature/Nurture. Can I blame my parents?
Indecision/perfectionism. I might make the wrong decision about throwing out an object. What if I need it tomorrow or next week? Then I would have made a bad decision.
Attachment to objects. Memories. Feelings.

Edited to add: This survey seemed to be at least somewhat targeted to where my issues lie. The previous research survey I completed seemed to be looking in a different direction and didn't seem to hit on my issues.

[cj62]

I sent the email but haven't received anything ? time difference should make no difference if it's an automated reply, is it still going?

[omgwhatisthatsmell]

Jul 22, 2012 19:52:45 GMT -5 cj62 said:

I sent the email but haven't received anything ? time difference should make no difference if it's an automated reply, is it still going?

I received an email link to the study just minutes after sending my email. Perhaps check your spam

[phoebepj]

i noticedthe same thing, maybe i;ll resend tomorrow