Participate in our Military Families Study Today!

Newport Beach CA

Description

Lead Researcher Alyson Zalta and researchers at the University of California, Irvine are currently looking for military families to participate in a research study. The goal of this study is to understand how deployment experiences affect military families. By participating, you can help us learn new ways to improve care for military families. Some important details about the study are below. If you are interested in participating, please contact us at or reach us via email by responding to this post. You can also help us by sharing this information with families you know who would benefit from participating. You may also scan the QR code on this post to submit an interest form. Who can participate? A family must meet the following criteria: ● Father is a veteran or US service member who deployed in the US military ● Father experienced an event during deploying in which he or someone he cared about was in danger of death or serious injury ● Father and mother have a biological child between the ages of 7 and 16 years old ● Father, mother, and child all agree to participate in the study. There are additional study requirements as well. If you’re interested, one of our team members will speak with you over the phone to learn more about your family and whether the study would be a good fit for you. What does the study involve? Father and child will come to two visits at the University of California, Irvine that will last about 2-3 hours each. The mother can come to the first visit or complete her questionnaire portion of the study from home in 1 to 2 hours. During the visit, each family member will complete different tasks: ● Fathers complete a psychological interview, questionnaires, a computer task, and provide saliva samples ● Mothers answer questions about themselves and their child in questionnaires ● Children complete a psychological interview, questionnaires, computer tasks, and provide saliva samples The study does not involve any treatment and there are no invasive procedures. Any family member can choose to stop the study at any time if they are not comfortable. Will we be paid for participating? Yes, families are compensated $350 total for their time ($220 gift card for father, $100 gift card for mother, $30 gift card for child). Families are also reimbursed for parking at UCI.