Research Project:  Exploring enjoyment of group dance classes 

Student Researcher: Juliet Menager

Research Supervisor: Dr Robin Law

You are being invited to take part in a study on what makes dance classes enjoyable. Enjoyment is fundamental tocontinued engagement in physical activity, making it a critical aspect of exercise psychology research. The aim of this study is to enhance understanding of the key determinants of enjoyment of group dance classes. This is a research study that is being completed in fulfillment for an MSc Project that may later be written up for publication in an academic journal. The research has been approved by the University of Westminster, Psychology Ethics Committee.

To take part in this study you must be 18 years of age and have attended group dance classes in person.

The study will involve you giving your consent to take part, answering a series of questions about the dance class you've enjoyed most, providing general details about yourself (eg. age, gender). When you have completed the questionnaire, you will arrive at a debrief page with more information about this study. The questionnaire should take less than 10 minutes. All responses to this questionnaire are anonymous and confidential.   

Please contact the researcher if you have any questions (contact details below).

Thank you for your consideration in taking part.      

Please note that:

• Participation is entirely voluntary, and you have the right to withdraw without giving a reason

• Once you have taken part you will be unable to withdraw because this is an anonymous survey and it will not be possible to identify you from your data

• If you find a question you do not wish to answer, you may skip that question and move on to the next

• Your responses will be confidential, no individuals will be identifiable from any written report or any publications arising from the research

• This research is being conducted in accordance with the University of Westminster Code of Practice Governing the Ethical Conduct of Research and the British Psychological Society (BPS) Code of ethics

• All data will be securely stored and managed in accordance with the Data Protection Regulation 2018 and the General Data Protection Act 2018

• The information you provide may be shared with other members of the research team, supervisors or external examiners

• Data collected may be retained in an anonymised archive and reused as part of future research activities

• The researcher can be contacted during and after participation, contact details:

Juliet Menager: w2038262@westminster.ac.uk (Student Researcher) 

Dr Robin Law: R.Law2@westminster.ac.uk (Project Supervisor)     

If you would like to make a complaint about this research, please contact: Alan Porter, Head of the School of Social Sciences a.porter@westminster.ac.uk