Aged 18-35 and interested in helping research?

Everyday Contact between Generations

We are looking for local members of the public and students, aged between 18-35, to take part in a social psychology field-study about contact with older people in everyday settings and situations. When we speak of older people, we mean people that are approaching retirement age, or are already retired. We are interested in every kind of contact, even if it is very brief. Even if you believe to have very little or no contact with older people, we would still like you to consider participating.

What's involved?
You will be randomly assigned to one of two groups: One group will be asked to log every contact with an older person over a period of two weeks, and then complete a short, online questionnaire. Contacts will be recorded on a mobile phone and application, supplied by the University. The other group will only be asked to complete the online questionnaire. You can earn £20 if you are assigned to the mobile application group, or £5 if you are assigned to the online questionnaire group.

How to take part?
Visit http://goo.gl/bJVhxx for more information and to sign-up, or email the researcher, Tina Keil, at tk303@exeter.ac.uk.

When does the study begin?
As soon as we have recruited enough participants, the first round of the study will begin. We hope to begin the first round in late February 2016. A second round is planned for March/April 2016.