Title of study: Can resilience influence how positive emotions help us see more possibilities?
Name of investigator: Alexandra Alexa Email of investigator: aaa1314@my.londonmet.ac.uk
Name of supervisor: Mark Thompson Email of supervisor: m.thompson1@londonmet.ac.uk
1. Invitation
You are being invited to take part in a research study that looks at whether the relationship between positive emotions and seeing a wider array of possibilities during different times differs depending on how resilient someone is.
Participation is voluntary.
This study is undertaken to write a BSc dissertation in Psychology at London Metropolitan University.
Before you decide if you want to take part, it is important for you to understand why the research is being done and what taking part involves.
Please take time to read the following information carefully and discuss it with others if you wish. Please ask us if there is anything that is not clear or if you would like more information.
2. What is the purpose of the study?
The purpose of this study is to examine whether resilience changes the strength of the relationship between positive emotions and people’s ability to see a wider range of possibilities. Research suggests that positive emotions can help people broaden their perspective, but it is not yet known whether this effect works differently for people with higher or lower levels of resiliency. This study focuses specifically on this question.
We plan to study how resilience influences the positive emotions-broadening relationship and to collect information about your age, gender, ethnicity, and your responses to the questionnaires. No name or identifiable information will be collected.
The survey takes around 5 - 7 minutes to complete. Data collection will run until the 28th of February 2026, after which data will be analysed, and the project will be completed.
3. Why have I been chosen to participate?
You are being invited to participate because you are an adult who has responded to the study advertisement, and you are eligible to complete an online questionnaire about your emotions, thinking, and resilience.
4. Do I have to take part?
It is up to you to decide whether or not to take part. If you do decide to take part, you will be given this information leaflet to keep and asked to sign a consent form.
If you decide to take part, you are still free to change your mind at any time and withdraw without giving a reason. You will still continue to receive the same level of support, respect, and appreciation.
5. What will happen to me if I take part?
This study involves the following stages:
• Each participant will be required to complete a questionnaire
• The questionnaire will ask your views and experiences related to positive emotions, resilience, and how open or flexible you tend to be in your thinking.
• The questionnaire will also include basic demographic questions such as age, gender, and ethnicity.
• The responses will be collected anonymously. No audio or video recordings will be taken.
• The data will be kept for up to 12 months after the study is completed. After 12 months, all data will be permanently deleted from the secure storage system.
• The data collected will not leave Europe. It will be stored on secure, password-protected university systems located within the UK/EU.
6. What are the benefits of taking part?
There will be no direct benefits to participants. However, we hope the results of the study will help us to understand whether resilience changes the way positive emotions relate to seeing more possibilities during different times.
7. What are the possible disadvantages and risks of taking part?
We have taken all measures to minimise any risk to you. All information will be treated confidentially.
8. Will my participation in this study be kept confidential?
Your privacy is important to us. Your personal information will be stored securely in London Metropolitan University’s cloud server for up to 1 year.
Any information that leaves London Metropolitan University will have the name removed so that your identity remains confidential.
We will never share your audio or video files with any third parties.
Anonymised, aggregated data may be shared with the scientific community and industry.
9. What will happen to the results of this research?
The information from this study may be published in scientific papers and on public registries. If this is the case, your identity will remain confidential, and no one will know that you took part in the study.
10. What do I do if I have any further questions?
If you have any questions or concerns regarding your participation in the study, please ask the researcher who gave you this information leaflet for further information. They will be happy to answer any questions that you may have.
11. What is the lawful basis to use my personal data?
Information will only be used for this research study, which aims to improve our understanding of how resilience may influence the relationship between positive emotions and seeing a wider range of possibilities during challenging situations. The legal basis for processing your personal data is Article 6(1)(e) of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The legal basis for processing your sensitive personal data (if relevant to the study) is Article 9(2)(j) GDPR.
12. What are my rights in relation to your use of my personal data?
The legal basis for processing your personal data is Article 6(1)(e) of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the United Kingdom General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR), as amended by The Data Protection, Privacy and Electronic Communications (Amendments etc) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019. If you would like more information about how your data will be processed at London Metropolitan University in accordance with these regulations please visit the following link: http://www.londonmet.ac.uk/about/policies/data-protection/
You will be asked to create a unique 4-digit PIN at the start of the survey. This PIN allows you to request access to your data or ask for it to be deleted within one month of taking part in the survey. After this point, your data cannot be removed from analyses already completed, but it will be excluded from any further analysis.
Because this is an online study, you may withdraw at any time while completing the survey simply by closing the browser window.
In particular, you are entitled to request any of the rights below unless it would make it impossible or very difficult to carry out the research study:
The right to access to your personal data;
The right to receive a copy of your personal data;
The right to ask us to restrict our use of your personal data;
The right to ask us to correct inaccurate information about you; or
The right to ask us to delete your personal data.
You are entitled to object to any further processing of the information we hold about you (except where it is de-identified).
You can learn more about data protection in relation to this study by contacting the researcher or the supervisor at (contact details above), and you exercise these rights by completing the Data Access, Correction or Erasure online survey at GDPR Data Access, Modification, or Deletion Survey – Fill in form
Please note that these rights relate to data which could identify you (personal data). If your data has been anonymised, we will not be able to access or delete it, as we will have no way of being able to link the data to you.
13. Time limit to withdraw from the study
Because the student carrying out the research will leave the university upon graduation and dismantle the study apparatus, you can exercise your right to access/modify/erase your data only until 18th of February 2026.
14. Ethics review and approval
This study was approved by the Research Ethics Review Panel (RERP) of the University on [insert detail] and conforms to the British Psychological Society’s Code of Ethics and Conduct (2021).
If you are viewing this information sheet online, you are welcome to save or print a copy of this page for your own records.
If you are interested in participating in this study, please click on the link to access the online survey:
Can resilience influence how positive emotions help us see more possibilities? – Fill in form