You are being asked to participate in a survey research project. As such, we would like you to have an understanding of the following:

1.     The purpose of this study is to gain a better understanding about your perceptions regarding your favorite intercollegiate athletics team’s rival.    

2.     You MUST BE at least 18 years of age to participate in the study. 

3.     You will complete a survey that asks about your identification with your favorite team, perceptions of your rival team, and identify your likelihood to consider anonymous acts of aggression toward rival participants and fans for the rival in your team’s previous and current conference.

4.     There are no foreseeable risks associated with your participation in this research. However, you are free to discontinue participation in the study at any time without penalty or loss of benefits. You may also freely decline to answer any of the questions asked of you.

5.      Your participation in this study does not guarantee any beneficial results.  You will have the opportunity to enter a raffle for a chance to win one of two $25 VISA Gift Cards.  The number of raffle participants impacts individual odds of winning, however, it is expected that participant odds will not reach 5% probability. 

6.     The responses that you provide today will be kept completely confidential. At no time will your name or any other identifying information be associated with any of the data that you generate today. In addition, the researcher will never identify you personally in any report of this research. Within these restrictions, results of the study will be made available to you upon request. Although your individual responses will not be made public (i.e., they will remain confidential), your data will be combined with the data of others and submitted for presentation at conventions and/or publication in scholarly journals.

7.     If you have questions about the research project, please direct them to Dr. Cody Havard in Kemmons Wilson School 140M. You can contact him by phone Monday through Friday from 8:30 am until 4:30 pm at 901-678-5011or via e-mail at chavard@memphis.edu

THIS PROJECT HAS BEEN REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS INSTITUTIONAL REVIEW BOARD (IRB) FOR THE PROTECTION OF HUMAN SUBJECTS. ANY QUESTIONS PERTAINING TO YOUR RIGHTS AS A PARTICIPANT, OR ACTIVITY-RELATED INJURY SHOULD BE BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE IRB ADMINISTRATOR AT (901) 678-2533.