Hello, my name is Mindy Erchull, and I am a faculty member in the psychology department at the University of Mary Washington. I am inviting you to participate in a research study. Participation in this study is completely voluntary.

The purpose of the study is to learn about how women view their own bodies and the bodies of other women.

If you choose to participate, you will complete an online questionnaire. This will take between 15 and 30 minutes. Although you will need to provide us with a valid email address, all of your responses will remain anonymous. You do not have to answer any question that makes you feel uncomfortable, and you may end the survey at any time.

The benefits of this study include an increased knowledge of how women view themselves and other women. We do not anticipate that you will encounter any negative consequences as a result of your participation in this study.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact me at merchull@umw.edu.

This study has been approved by the institutional review board of the University of Mary Washington. Questions or concerns can also be addressed to the chair of the institutional review board (Dr. Holly Schiffrin: hschiffr@umw.edu).

If you wish to continue with the study, you will be sent to a screen where you will be asked to provide your name as well as a valid email address. Neither your name nor your email address will be linked to your data in any way. However, if you feel more comfortable doing so, you may leave the name fields blank. You must, however, provide a valid email address that you can access immediately to receive your unique link to the survey. You can only use your email address once.

By clicking the link to continue, you are stating that you are at least 18 years old (or have a parental consent form on file in the UMW psychology office) and agree to participate in the study.

Click here if you wish to continue.

Click here if you do not wish to continue.