Hello! We invite you to be a participant in our survey titled “Empathy and Reading: Does Gender Matter?” This survey will take about 20-30 minutes to complete. All responses to the survey will be kept anonymous. You must be 18 years of age or older to participate.
The purpose of this study is to identify the relationships between reading, empathy, and gender. You will be asked questions about demographics, empathy, reading enjoyment and behaviors, and gender. You will be asked to read different prompts and evaluate your empathy and the emotional valence of the prompt.
This study has been reviewed and approved by the Ball State University Institutional Review Board (IRB-FY2026-215).
If you mee the inclusion criteria and would like to participate in this survey, please click the link provided below.
https://bsu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bPLdAcrAYvo0182
Thank you for your time and participation in our survey.
Principal Investigator
John McCreary, PhD
Department of Psychological Science, Ball State University
jjmccreary@bsu.edu
Research Assistant
Erin Tyler
Department of Psychological Science, Ball State University
erin.tyler@bsu.edu