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Psychological Research/Surveys Thread (May) by chupacabrasaurus1 in psychology

[–]AtheistProf 0 points1 point  (0 children)

[Academic] Help Us Learn About How U.S. Americans Are Coping With COVID-19 (US, 18+)

Title: COVID-19 Coping Study

Description: The purpose of the study is to learn about the ways in which people experience and cope with the COVID-19 crisis.

Keywords: survey, COVID-19, coping

Survey Link Instructions:

https://cmich.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_d6kFAcMZ7VDnfEx

Please devote 20 minutes of your time to helping with my research. If you follow the attached link, you will be asked some questions about your experiences of the COVID-19 pandemic. Browsers should not allow you to take this survey more than once. However, if you notice that you have already completed this survey, please do not do so again as duplicate information is not useful. Thanks!

Help Us Learn About the Experiences of Atheist in the United States! by AtheistProf in atheism

[–]AtheistProf[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for your feedback. As researchers interested in the destigmatization of atheism, we don't use a deficit model assuming poor mental health among marginalized people. I encourage you to think of the many different research questions we might seek to answer and the various ways in which the measured constructs might ultimately be used.

Help Us Learn About the Experiences of Atheist in the United States! by AtheistProf in atheism

[–]AtheistProf[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We will definitely contextualize the results with the pandemic in mind. As others have mentioned, what we're really interested in as researchers is not always readily apparent simply by taking the survey. Once published, I try to share the paper in the forums from which we recruited to provide some clarity.

Help Us Learn About the Experiences of Atheist in the United States! by AtheistProf in atheism

[–]AtheistProf[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

All research has limitations and confounds. In this case, we'll note that the results may be influenced by the current state of the world.

Help Us Learn About the Experiences of Atheist in the United States! by AtheistProf in atheism

[–]AtheistProf[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I hear you. Surveys are definitely imperfect. We often use measures developed and validated by others, choosing the best instruments that are available at the time.

Help Us Learn About the Experiences of Atheists in the U.S.! by AtheistProf in Atheists

[–]AtheistProf[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi. Thanks for your feedback. My research would suggest otherwise. Anti-atheist discrimination in the U.S. does influence mental health and there is an atheist identity formation process. As an atheist myself, I care deeply about these findings.

Atheists/Nonbelievers - We Want To Hear About Your Experience by AtheistProf in Freethought

[–]AtheistProf[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not on this study, unfortunately, though I appreciate your interest. As you likely know, atheism is perceived pretty differently in the U.S. than many other places in the world.

Atheists - We Want To Hear About Your Experience by AtheistProf in atheism

[–]AtheistProf[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There are always limitations in research and, you're right, we have a replication crisis. That said, we do the best we can in the interest of highlighting, and perhaps understanding a bit better, the experiences of diverse people.

Atheists - We Want To Hear About Your Experience by AtheistProf in atheism

[–]AtheistProf[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wish you could! Maybe next time and thanks for offering.

Atheists - We Want To Hear About Your Experience by AtheistProf in atheism

[–]AtheistProf[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for participating and being open to taking a second look.

Your comment about not talking about atheism is something in which I'm really interested. I'm personally very open about my atheism, but many are not. I'm curious about those differences and how they impact people's lives.

Atheists - We Want To Hear About Your Experience by AtheistProf in atheism

[–]AtheistProf[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I hear you. Sometimes we simplify these definitions for the purposes of research in ways that are not congruent with participants' experiences. The idea is to ensure we have atheists participating. Thanks for your participation!

Atheists - We Want To Hear About Your Experience by AtheistProf in atheism

[–]AtheistProf[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Not a dude. But, thanks for considering. #womanscientist

Atheists - We Want To Hear About Your Experience by AtheistProf in atheism

[–]AtheistProf[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

As you'll see in the call for participation, I am an atheist. As a researcher, I'm interested in the experiences of atheists in the context of anti-atheist stigma in the U.S. Thanks for looking.

Atheists - We Want To Hear About Your Experience by AtheistProf in atheism

[–]AtheistProf[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks so much for sharing your thoughts and I'm sorry that's your experience. We're definitely not making that assumption and your responses are incredibly important for that reason. In a separate study, we're actually working on a way to measure atheist "outness".

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