The effects of Religion on an individual’s level of happiness and well-being through the lifespan

School of Psychology, early years & therapeutic studies ethics Approval Form
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Project/Research Title: The effects of Religion on an individual’s level of happiness and well-being through the lifespan
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Summary of planned research Indicate the purpose of your planned project/research, your aims, main research question and research design.
Aim · To determine whether religion affects an individual’s life satisfaction · To determine whether religion affects an individual’s well-being · To determine how religion influences happiness and well-being · To determine how does happiness and well-being vary with religion ( · To determine how the interrelation of religion and happiness varies with time · To determine how interrelation of religion and well-being, if present, varies with time Hypothesis Statement Religious people tend to be more happier than non-religious people
METHODOLOGY Give a detailed account of the methodology you propose to use including instruments and procedure.
Methodology The study will use questionnaire to evaluate the various factors of interest. The questionnaires will be distributed randomly to the public and several churches. Religiosity will be measured using the likert scale. The study also involves measuring the role of the mass on the life of an individual. The role of the public will be determined using two aspects: emotional and cognitive ( Graham & Crown, 2014). Cognitive aspect measurement will be used to evaluate the role of the public in personal issues. The emotional aspect will evaluate the various emotions felt during services. Evaluation of well-being will be done using life satisfaction scale. Life satisfaction will be determined using life scale. This evaluation will give subjective well-being of a person( Diener, Emmons, Larsen, & Griffin, 1985 cited in Van Cappellen, 2014). Happiness will be determined using a likert scale.
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My participants are: Early years/Pre-School children School age children Young people aged 17-18 Vulnerable people Adults Unknown at this stage					Give details of participants in this box (selection; recruitment etc). The participants will vary in age to determine the changes in the variables of the study with age. Participants will be randomly selected with several questionnaires distributed to churches. This mode of distribution is because response of both religious and non-religious individuals is required. Individuals will be encouraged to respond to questionnaires through mediators such as church leaders. Individuals given questionnaires outside churches will be sent messages to encourage them to offer their response.
CRIMINAL RECORDS CLEARANCE Do you have Criminal Records Bureau clearance? Tick the relevant boxes.
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No, I need to apply for one*								Not applicable for this research
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*You must submit a copy of your CRB clearance certificate to the ethics panel before you commence data collection.
ETHICAL ISSUES Consider each of the ethical issues below. Details of the ‘Code of Human Research Ethics’ and the ‘Code of Ethics and Conduct’ are available on the course Blackboard site or from www.bps.org.uk). You should read both these documents before completing this aspect of the form. Failure to address all of these issues fully may result in ethical consent being declined.
Risk: The benefits resulting from the participation in the research will be indicated in the questionnaire. The debriefing will incorporate benefits the response will have to the researcher and the community ( Amdur & Bankert, 2010).
Valid consent: The research will ensure consent using an informative text in every questionnaire to create awareness. The text will inform the participants how the information will be used.
Confidentiality: The questionnaires will ensure anonymity. Participants will not be required to indicate their identities in the questionnaires.
Giving advice: Structural constraints during the research will be eliminated to allow for the exchange of information. Useful information acquired during the research will be disseminated to the community.
Deception: The questionnaire will have an informative text indicating how their responses will be used. The reason for the research and its consequential use will also be indicated to avoid incidences of deception.
Debriefing: The debriefing will be included in the informative text in the questionnaire.
DECLARATION
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Use this form as part of the review process for undergraduate ethics application. Indicate, by ticking the appropriate boxes, whether each element has been completed satisfactorily.
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References

Amdur, R. J., & Bankert, E. A. (2010). Institutional review board: Member handbook. Jones & Bartlett Publishers.

Graham, C., & Crown, S. (2014). Religion and Well-Being Around the World: Social Purpose, Social Time, or Social Insurance?. International Journal of Wellbeing, 4(1).

Van Cappellen, P., Toth-Gauthier, M., Saroglou, V., & Fredrickson, B. L. (2014). Religion and well-being: The mediating role of positive emotions.Journal of Happiness Studies, 1-21.

The effects of Religion on an individual’s level of happiness and well-being through the lifespan

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