Dear colleagues,
We hope you are staying safe and healthy in these challenging times.
My colleagues and I are conducting a survey-based study to understand how Covid-19 affects students' well-being, time use, academic motivation, and career plans. This project is led by Harvard Business School Assistant Professor Ashley Whillans. Our eventual hope is that these data can be used to design interventions to help college students better navigate these challenging times. We also intend to share our findings with policy makers and educators.
We rely on referrals to recruit a diverse and representative sample so we can understand how students from all backgrounds are affected by the current situation.
Your help in sharing the survey with college student lists/students you know personally would be greatly appreciated. Time is of the essence since, as you know, this situation is progressing quickly. Below is an example email you could forward.
Thank you so much for your help.
All the best,
Laura Giurge, Ayse Yemiscigil, and Ashley Whillans
Email You Could Send to Students
Subject Line:
College Students: We Need Your Help
Body of Email:
Researchers at Harvard University invite undergraduate students in the US to take part in a longitudinal research study about the effects of the social changes during the coronavirus outbreak on young people's well-being and life choices.
- Who is eligible: Students aged between 18-25 years, living in the US, and registered in a college/university during the 2019-2020 academic year
- There will be three surveys that last up to 15 minutes: now, six months from now, 1 year
- For each survey, students will have a 1 in 20 chance to receive a $50 Amazon Gift Card
Time is of the essence. Participate now by clicking the link below:
https://hbs.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_86OALBrVHz51lXv
Thank you for your help!
Principal Investigator: Ashley Whillans, PhD, Harvard Business School
http://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/profile.aspx?facId=943704
awhillans@hbs.edu
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Laura M. Giurge, PhD
Postdoctoral Researcher | London Business School
Barnes Research Fellow | University of Oxford
www.lauramgiurge.com | @lauramgiurge