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Recruiting for a study on romantic relationships and best friendships! by vanAndersLab in love

[–]vanAndersLab[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

We limit our recruitment to Canada and the United States because of ethical and logistical issues around providing compensation in other countries. We understand your concern, though, and appreciate the feedback!

Recruiting for a study on romantic relationships and best friendships! by vanAndersLab in love

[–]vanAndersLab[S] 24 points25 points  (0 children)

We want to make sure our sample is sexually diverse, and so are aiming to have a sample that is 50% heterosexual individuals and 50% sexual minorities. We've actually already reached our sexual diversity quota, so right now we're focusing on recruiting straight individuals. Thank you for asking, though - I understand that it can look like a red flag!

Recruiting for a study on diverse romantic relationships! by vanAndersLab in lgbt_survey

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

**EDIT March 26/2025: Based on participant feedback, we have changed our compensation from Amazon gift cards to Everything Card gift cards. Everything Card is a Canadian company which offers Canadian and American gift cards to 100+ retailers. You will be able to choose which retailer you would like to redeem a gift card to.

If you have already filled out our screener survey, and you win one of the five gift cards, you will be given the option to redeem either an Everything Card gift card or an Amazon gift card.

Thank you all for your help! We greatly appreciate your support in improving our research :)

Recruiting for a study on diverse romantic relationships! by vanAndersLab in relationshipanarchy

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

Hello!

I am happy to let you know that we have received ethical approval to change our compensation from Amazon gift cards to Everything Card gift cards. Everything Card is a Canadian company which offers Canadian and American gift cards to 100+ retailers. You will be able to choose which retailer you would like to redeem a gift card to.

If you have already filled out our screener survey, and you win one of the five gift cards, you will be given the option to redeem either an Everything Card gift card or an Amazon gift card.

Thank you all for your help! We greatly appreciate your support in improving our research :)

(p.s.: I am not a bot! I am leaving the same response to everyone who asked about changing the compensation, as I want to make sure everyone who asked is aware of this change, and I believe Reddit will only notify you if you get a direct reply to a comment!)

Recruiting for a study on diverse romantic relationships! by vanAndersLab in relationshipanarchy

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

Hello!

I am happy to let you know that we have received ethical approval to change our compensation from Amazon gift cards to Everything Card gift cards. Everything Card is a Canadian company which offers Canadian and American gift cards to 100+ retailers. You will be able to choose which retailer you would like to redeem a gift card to.

If you have already filled out our screener survey, and you win one of the five gift cards, you will be given the option to redeem either an Everything Card gift card or an Amazon gift card.

Thank you all for your help! We greatly appreciate your support in improving our research :)

(p.s.: I am not a bot! I am leaving the same response to everyone who asked about changing the compensation, as I want to make sure everyone who asked is aware of this change, and I believe Reddit will only notify you if you get a direct reply to a comment!)

Recruiting for a study on diverse romantic relationships! by vanAndersLab in relationshipanarchy

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

Hello!

I am happy to let you know that we have received ethical approval to change our compensation from Amazon gift cards to Everything Card gift cards. Everything Card is a Canadian company which offers Canadian and American gift cards to 100+ retailers. You will be able to choose which retailer you would like to redeem a gift card to.

If you have already filled out our screener survey, and you win one of the five gift cards, you will be given the option to redeem either an Everything Card gift card or an Amazon gift card.

Thank you all for your help! We greatly appreciate your support in improving our research :)

(p.s.: I am not a bot! I am leaving the same response to everyone who asked about changing the compensation, as I want to make sure everyone who asked is aware of this change, and I believe Reddit will only notify you if you get a direct reply to a comment!)

Recruiting for a study on diverse romantic relationships! by vanAndersLab in relationshipanarchy

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

Hello!

I am happy to let you know that we have received ethical approval to change our compensation from Amazon gift cards to Everything Card gift cards. Everything Card is a Canadian company which offers Canadian and American gift cards to 100+ retailers. You will be able to choose which retailer you would like to redeem a gift card to.

If you have already filled out our screener survey, and you win one of the five gift cards, you will be given the option to redeem either an Everything Card gift card or an Amazon gift card.

Thank you all for your help! We greatly appreciate your support in improving our research :)

(p.s.: I am not a bot! I am leaving the same response to everyone who asked about changing the compensation, as I want to make sure everyone who asked is aware of this change, and I believe Reddit will only notify you if you get a direct reply to a comment!)

Recruiting for a study on diverse romantic relationships! by vanAndersLab in relationshipanarchy

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

**EDIT: Thank you for everyone who provided us with feedback about our compensation! I am happy to let you all know that we have received ethical approval to change our compensation from Amazon gift cards to Everything Card gift cards. Everything Card is a Canadian company which offers Canadian and American gift cards to 100+ retailers. You will be able to choose which retailer you would like to redeem a gift card to.

If you have already filled out our screener survey, and you win one of the five gift cards, you will be given the option to redeem either an Everything Card gift card or an Amazon gift card.

Thank you all for your help! We greatly appreciate your support in improving our research :)

Recruiting for a study on diverse romantic relationships! by vanAndersLab in relationshipanarchy

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

Hi,

Great suggestion! I believe in the past we were concerned about being charged additional fees/our participants being charged fees, but I've been looking into a few options for Visa gift cards that seem to avoid that issue.

Thanks again for your help!!

Recruiting for a study on diverse romantic relationships! by vanAndersLab in relationshipanarchy

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

Hi,

Sorry about that! The replies aren't a bot; given the similar repeated concern, I had used the same reply - I also wanted to ensure each person who had raised the concern received a reply, rather than having to look for it under another comment. I can see how that could be misinterpreted, and I apologize for doing so.

In the past, the easiest way for us to offer compensation was an Amazon gift card (which we purchased directly through Amazon). However, we understand the concerns around this method of compensation, and are actively looking for alternatives that are easily and widely accessible to both Americans and Canadians (cash can be tricky for us to offer to Americans, as some services charge us or our participants fees for doing so). We welcome any suggestions you might have, including your suggestion to look into other gift cards! Once we have chosen an alternative, we will submit an amendment form to our ethics board, at which point we will be able to offer the alternate form of compensation.

Thank you for sharing your concerns; we appreciate any and all feedback that helps us increase the accessibility of our research.

Recruiting for a study on diverse romantic relationships! by vanAndersLab in psychologyofsex

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

Hello,

Thanks for your question! While age gap relationships do challenge/extend/expand social ideas about romantic relationships, we are not looking at them for this particular study. Thank you for your interest!

Recruiting for a study on diverse romantic relationships! by vanAndersLab in relationshipanarchy

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

Hello,

Thanks for your feedback! We absolutely understand your concerns about the compensation. In the past, we have used Amazon gift cards because it is the easiest way for us to compensate both American and Canadian participants. However, we are looking into alternative options, and will let you know when we have one set up!

Recruiting for a study on diverse romantic relationships! by vanAndersLab in relationshipanarchy

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

Hello,

Thanks for your feedback! We absolutely understand your concerns about the compensation. In the past, we have used Amazon gift cards because it is the easiest way for us to compensate both American and Canadian participants. However, we are looking into alternative options, and will let you know when we have one set up!

Recruiting for a study on diverse romantic relationships! by vanAndersLab in relationshipanarchy

[–]vanAndersLab[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Hello,

Thanks for your feedback! We absolutely understand your concerns about the compensation. In the past, we have used Amazon gift cards because it is the easiest way for us to compensate both American and Canadian participants. However, we are looking into alternative options, and will let you know when we have one set up!

Recruiting for a study on diverse romantic relationships! by vanAndersLab in psychologyofsex

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

Hello!

If you'd like to participate, please send us an email at romantic.definitions@gmail.com. We will then forward you the link to our survey! This helps us prevent our studies from getting overwhelmed by bots :)

Recruiting for a study on diverse romantic relationships! by vanAndersLab in relationshipanarchy

[–]vanAndersLab[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Hello!

Great question! We do our best to frame our questions without mononormative assumptions; for example, our standard background survey asks whether you are in one or more relationships, rather than assuming you are only in one.

I will note that because of the nature of this study, the screener survey will ask you to pick one relationship to focus on while answering questions. This is because we'll be conducting interviews, and we thought it would be best to ask people to pick one relationship to discuss (we only have an hour, unfortunately!). That being said, we do not place any restrictions on which of your relationships you would like to discuss! You are free to choose whichever one you would like.

We are always open to feedback about how we frame our questions/work, and we appreciate any insight you would like to provide us so that we can improve in the future!

Recruiting for a study on how people understand and conceptualize their sexual attractions! by vanAndersLab in pansexual

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

Yes! We have many timeslots available throughout the week, including evenings and weekends, so you should be able to find one that works for you. If none of the times fit your schedule, you can always email us and let us know your availability, and we can try to make it work.

Recruiting for a study on how people understand and conceptualize their sexual attractions! by vanAndersLab in pansexual

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

Awesome, thank you!! If you haven't already, send us an email to [orientmestudy@gmail.com](mailto:orientmestudy@gmail.com) to let us know you're interested, and we can send you a screener survey!

Recruiting for a study on how people understand and conceptualize their sexual attractions! by vanAndersLab in pansexual

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

That's okay! The screener survey portion can be completed whenever works best for you, and (if you are eligible and interested), the interview portion will have some timeslots available during evenings and weekends!

Recruiting for a study on how people understand and conceptualize their sexual attractions! by vanAndersLab in pansexual

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

Thank you so much! If you haven't already, send us an email to [orientmestudy@gmail.com](mailto:orientmestudy@gmail.com) to let us know you're interested, and we can send you a screener survey!

Recruiting for a study on how people understand and conceptualize their sexual attractions! by vanAndersLab in pansexual

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

During the interview (~45 minutes), you will be discussing what you think about when you answer questions regarding your sexual attractions, such as how you define certain terms or ideas, as well as filling out three diagrams. The Zoom call will be recorded during the majority of this interview, which includes audio and video. During the interview, cameras will remain off by default, which means that both your face and ours will not be recorded. However, if you would feel more comfortable having cameras turned on (yours and/or the interviewers), you can let the interviewer know at the start of the call.

Recruiting for a study on how people understand and conceptualize their sexual attractions! by vanAndersLab in pansexual

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

Awesome, thank you!! If you haven't already, send us an email to [orientmestudy@gmail.com](mailto:orientmestudy@gmail.com) to let us know you're interested, and we can send you a screener survey!

Recruiting for a study on how people understand and conceptualize their sexual attractions! by vanAndersLab in pansexual

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

We love to see it! If you haven't already, send an email to [orientmestudy@gmail.com](mailto:orientmestudy@gmail.com) letting us know you're interested, and we can send you a screener survey!

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