Exploring the Relationship Between Work-Family Conflict and Wellbeing in Public Sector Carers

You will be asked to complete a short online survey exploring the relationship between work-family conflict and wellbeing among employees who have caring responsibilities. The survey asks about your experiences of balancing work and caring roles, as well as your general wellbeing, using two established and validated scales.

The survey should take approximately 10-15 minutes to complete. No background knowledge is required, and you can complete at a time that suits you.

Do I have to take part?

No. Taking part is entirely voluntary. You are under no obligation to participate, and choosing not to take part will not affect you in any way. If you decide to take part, you can still stop the survey at any time by closing your browser window.

You may withdraw from the survey at any point up until you submit your answers, at which point your data will be combined with that of other participants and can no longer be retracted.

This study complies with the General Data Protection Regulation Act known as GDPR (2018) in the UK. This means that on the following page, you will be asked to indicate your informed consent to participate by selecting a tick box. Please tick ‘Yes’ if you agree to take part in the study and wish to proceed.

If you are someone based overseas, outside the UK, who is taking part in the research survey then all the data you provide online will come into the legal jurisdiction of GDPR (2018), regardless of where you presently live. This is to ensure that the study comes under the legal remit of data protection at the University of Leicester. Our duty is to maintain the security and confidentiality of your research answers. We do this by anonymising your responses and keeping the survey materials on the University of Leicester shared hard-drive for a period not exceeding 6 years.

We will maintain a data deletion register and destroy all data in 6 years’ time on 03/03/2032.

What will happen to any data that I provide?

We will not collect any data that could directly identify you. IP addresses will not be collected at any point, meaning the data you provide cannot be traced back to you.

Who will have access to my data?

• The University of Leicester is the data controller with respect to your personal data and, as such, will determine how your personal data is used in the research.
• The University will process your personal data for the purpose of the research outlined above. Research is a task that we perform in the public interest.
• The results will be written up for a Masters degree dissertation.

Who has reviewed the research project?

This project has been reviewed by an appropriate ethics committee at the University of Leicester, the application number is: 6410

Data Protection Contact Information

If you require more data protection information then you can access this via the University’s Information Assurance Services:

Information Assurance Services
University of Leicester
University Road
Leicester
LE1 7RH
T: +44 (0)116 229 7945
E: ias@le.ac.uk W: https://www2.le.ac.uk/offices/ias

If you would like more information before deciding whether or not to take part, please contact the following:

The Principal Researcher is Lynne McAleer, Graduate Trainee Work Psychologist in Department for Communities. Lynne is also a student within Psychology Education Department at the University of Leicester.

Email: lsem1@student.le.ac.uk

This research is being completed under the supervision of Dr. Garrett Moran, Tutor Practitioner, University of Leicester.

Email: gm98@leicester.ac.uk

Who to contact if you have any concerns or want to make a complaint

If you have any concerns or queries about the way in which the research project has been conducted, please contact the Chair of the University Research Ethics Committee via email: ethics@le.ac.uk.