This study is being conducted as part of Dr Barbara Dritschel’s research in the School of Psychology and Neuroscience.

The study involves two sessions, each lasting no more than 1 hour. The first part of the study involves a psychological interview and questionnaires to assess mood and a test asking you to retrieve autobiographical memories. The second part, involves the completion of a second type of autobiographical memory assessment. Your responses on this task will be audio–recorded. You will also be asked to complete a verbal and spatial test. The second session needs to take place 1-2 days after the first session.

You will receive £10 for taking part in both sessions of the study.

If you are interested in taking part please contact Dr Barbara Dritschel (bd9).

Ethics approval code PS12711.

We need many participants for a series of studies taking place between now and the end of February.

In our studies participants face a variety of choice scenarios, and their choices lead to cash rewards. (The average overall compensation is very competitive – recent average pay has been well above the living wage hourly rate.  In the study we are conducting at the moment there is a show-up fee of £5, plus extra pay, the level of which is  determined by choices that participants make and chance.)

Economic studies (known as economics experiments) are a fun activity. No previous knowledge of economics is required. Indeed, that is often a plus. The experiments use no deception and no physical stress of any kind. Your identity is kept confidential from other participants.

We would thus like to encourage you register to participate in our economics experiments. To obtain more information and to register in order to participate, please go to:

https://portal.st-andrews.ac.uk/orsee/internal/public/

(To register you need to use your St Andrews e-mail address. Often the registering system works better with the abbreviated e-mail address, e.g., xyz123@st-andrews.ac.uk than the full name and long e-mail address.)

UTREC approval code: EC12333

We are looking for female university students aged 18 or over to participate in an online study investigating social media use and wellbeing. Participants have the opportunity to win one of ten £20 Amazon vouchers. We anticipate the study will take 25 minutes.

For more information and/or to participate, please visit https://standrews.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5arE4CiRXqj0Nbn

Ethical Approval: PS 13963

We are looking for participants for a study examining the characteristics of positive memories in individuals experiencing low mood. The study is being conducted as part of my (Aleksandra Eriksen Isham) PhD project at the School of Psychology and Neuroscience.

Participants should have been experiencing low mood for at least the past week, be fluent in English and in the age range 18-65 years old.

In the first part of the study participants will be asked to complete questions about autobiographical memory, trait mindfulness, emotion regulation and their past and present mental health. In the second part of the study participants will be asked to complete a memory diary.

Individuals who are interested in participating in the study can email Aleksandra Eriksen Isham. They will then receive an email with additional information about the study to let them decide whether they want to participate in it. Individuals who agree to participate will be invited to complete a screening questionnaire to assess whether they meet the study inclusion criteria. Individuals who meet the inclusion criteria will be invited to participate in the study.

Individuals who are invited to participate in the study will receive monetary reward for their participation: £8 for completing part one of the study and £8 for completing part two of the study.

Contact details:

Aleksandra Eriksen Isham

aei5@st-andrews.ac.uk

Ethical approval code:  PS13948