Sent: 2022-01-31
From: EIU
To: Various Recipients
Subject: Invitation to Participate in Research on Housing Insecurity and Self-Efficacy
Greetings fellow Panther!
You are invited to take part in a research study about your housing insecurity and self-efficacy. This study is being conducted by Ryan Moore, an honor’s student at EIU under the supervision of Dr. Michael D. Gillespie, Professor of Sociology in the Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminology here at Eastern Illinois University.
You have been asked to voluntarily participate in this study because you are an undergraduate student currently enrolled at Eastern Illinois University.
The aim of this study is to discover the relationship between housing insecurity and self-efficacy of college students. Self-efficacy, the confidence in the ability to exert control over one's own motivation, behavior, and social environment, is important during a student’s college education, but research has shown that housing and basic needs insecurity can negatively impact a student’s motivation.
If you agree and volunteer to participate, we will ask for 10 to 15 minutes of your time to complete a self-administered questionnaire of no more than 50 questions. Your honest answers will contribute to a better understanding of housing status and self-efficacy of Eastern Illinois University undergraduates. Your participation in this study is very valuable because the answers you provide will be used to inform the campus and larger community about this important issue, and will inform the design of activities and services to enhance student experiences on campus.
Housing insecurity is an important, but sensitive topic and therefore some questions may be challenging, or raise some of your emotions. Despite these potential discomforts, it is not anticipated that you will experience any lasting inconvenience or distress from completing this questionnaire; the only other discomfort may be the time it takes to answer the questions openly and honestly.
After completing the questionnaire, in case you feel like you need further assistance, a list of local wellbeing and counseling resources will be given, including the Eastern Illinois Counseling Center.
There will be no information collected in this questionnaire that can be identified with you and your responses. Your email address will not be recorded or included with your responses and therefore your information will remain anonymous and confidential, even to the researcher.
