Name and Contact Information of Researchers: Pavaris Thongthanomkul, Carleton University, School of Computer Science, Human-Computer Interaction Email: pavaristhongthanomku@cmail.carleton.ca
Supervisor and Contact Information: Lesley Instead, Carleton University, School of Computer Science, Human-Computer Interaction Lesley.Istead@carleton.ca
Project Title: The Therapeutic Potential of AI-Generated Art in Short-Term Stress Management
Sponsor and Funder: Carleton University
Project Clearance Clearance #: 120449
Date of Clearance:December 05, 2023
Invitation:
This survey is being conducted by Pavaris Thongthanomkul of the Carleton University, School of Computer Science, Human-computer interaction, email: pavaristhongthanomku@cmail.carleton.ca under the supervision of Prof. Lesley Instead, email: Lesley.Istead@carleton.ca.
Objectives and Summary:
The aim of this study is to better understand the usability of AI tool such as AI art generators as a tool for stress reduction to improve mental well-being. We estimate that the studies will take about 45 minutes to one hour to complete
Your participation in this study is voluntary, and you may choose not to take part, or not to answer any of the questions. You may decide to stop participating at any point during the study, and your responses will not be recorded. However, once a response is submitted, you will no longer be eligible to withdraw it. Risks and Benefits We do not anticipate any risks from taking the survey, nor do we anticipate that you will derive any benefit. Confidentiality and Data Storage: We will treat your personal information as confidential, although absolute privacy cannot be guaranteed. No information that discloses your identity will be released or published without your specific consent. Research records may be accessed by the Carleton University Research Ethics Board in order to ensure continuing ethics compliance. All data will be kept confidential unless release is required by law (e.g. child abuse, harm to self or others).
The results of this study may be published, but the data will be presented so that it will not be possible to identify you unless you give consent. All research data will be password protected and any hard copies of data will be kept in a locked cabinet at Carleton University. Your data will be stored and protected by Qualtrics, on servers located in Toronto, but may be disclosed via a court order or data breach. We will password-protect any research data that we store or transfer.After the study is completed, we will retain your anonymized data for future research use.
REB Review and Contact Information: This project was reviewed and cleared by the Carleton University Research Ethics Board. If you have any ethical concerns with the study, please contact the Carleton University Research Ethics Board by phone at 613-520-2600 ext. 4085 for CUREB B or by email at ethics@carleton.ca.