New research survey - Vermont - 2012-06-28

[Liscab]

I'm just speculating here, but based on the questions and how they related them to desire and actualization, I'd say they are attempting to determine:

How much self control each individual has.
Whether or not participants use illegal drugs.
What if any activities non smokers have replaced their cigarette habit with.
Level of libido.
Closeness with family.
How physically active each individual is.
How social interaction effects addiction.

What that all adds up to I am not sure.

I would like to agree with you but as i have not read the questions the approved ones were sent I am out of a serious opinion but I am wandering what Rolygates could tell to us, he created this thread but he is as silent as a body in the dead house

 

[DC2]

As a former psychology major and creator of research surveys, I have no idea what they are up to with this.
It seems as if they want to measure certain factors and how they change over a very brief period of time as you give them some thought.

Why they would want to do that, I have no idea.
And what it has to do with smoking, or quitting smoking, I have even less of an idea.

Overall, it was quite bizarre, which of course makes me extremely interested.

 

[Berylanna]

PARTIAL

It seems as if they want to measure certain factors and how they change over a very brief period of time as you give them some thought.
And what it has to do with smoking, or quitting smoking, I have even less of an idea.
Overall, it was quite bizarre, which of course makes me extremely interested.

Since some of the sample was people who plan to reduce or quit smoking in the next two weeks (the duration of the survey) I would guess they want to study the effects of trying to quit smoking on reward-perception, and probably also the effects of actually DOING rewarding things on those perceptions. And of course a control group of people who are not going to change their smoking habits in the same period is needed for comparison.

 

[Calypso53]

I was accepted into the study....told them I have not smoked in 6 months and answered all questions honestly. I can't figure out what they are attempting to see here, but it should be interesting. One thing I wasn't sure about, when it asked if I used any "medication" to help quit, I assume they were referring to nicotine patches, pills, etc. so I said no. But vaping is what made me quit smoking and I'm SURE I'd still be smoking if I hadn't started vaping. There was nothing in the questions about that however. Maybe the second survey will touch on that, I hope so because I feel it's misleading to appear like I quit cold turkey when I didn't.

 

[RichardV]

I filled out the survey around the 30th and have not heard back from them at all. It seems to me they are looking for specific answers so they can skew the results in favor of their own opinions.

 

[DC2]

Since some of the sample was people who plan to reduce or quit smoking in the next two weeks...

Ah, I wasn't aware of that (or didn't notice it) but given that your reply sounds like a pretty good guess.

 

[overall]

It actually let me complete the survey and i quit smoking in feb

I think that's for active smokers no for professional vapers

 

[Liscab]

It actually let me complete the survey and i quit smoking in feb

and were you approved to receive a new survey ?

 

[purelyscientific]

let's try it in here . Is English your first language? no 2. What country do you live in? usa 3. How old are you? I am 54 years old 4. Do you currently smoke cigarettes? no 5. Have you used any stop-smoking medication in the last month? no 6. Do you plan to stop or reduce your smoking in the next 2 weeks? no I would say no applicable 7. Have you been sad, depressed or lost your ability to enjoy things every day for the last 2 weeks? no 8. In the last year, have you had memory problems that interfered with your work, schooling or every day chores, were noticeable by others and lasted for a month? no 9. In the last year, have you had trouble motivating yourself to do things such that it interfered with your work, schooling or everyday chores, was noticeable by others, and lasted for a month? no 10. In the last year, have you seen or heard things that were not there? no 11. Are you currently in treatment for any psychological, psychiatric or drug abuse problem? no 12. In the last year, have you had any neurological disorder such as Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, or dementia? no I dont have psychological problems that why i was rejected

My answers were identical except English is my first language and Im 20 y/o. Your not missing anything, the study was long as hell and had NOTHING to do with vaping. At the end they said it was the first of 3 sections. Needless to say I'm not gonna do the other 2. Unless thay have to do with vaping...

 

[dee5]

I answered all three questionaires and haven't heard anything since. It was a strange study alright, wanting you to rate how much you "want" something and how much you would "enjoy" it. Same questions in all 3 questionaires and only 1 question was about smoking.

 

[SuperDann]

I do not qualify. I guess they are making it random. My answers were pretty average from what it seems. Maybe my spots have been filled up. Eh, more paperwork I guess. I would be interested to see what they get from this and how we are related though.

 

[Rob Fontano]

Would love to know what profile they are looking for, but it's not me ; )

 

[Liscab]

Would love to know what profile they are looking for, but it's not me ; )

by now I think it was created but someone that was bored, I can't see not head nor tail according to my reading

 

[Fiamma]

I'm one of the ones accepted, did 3 surveys and have heard nothing back at all, nor do I know what they plan to do with the data they gathered.

 

[johnny bobcat]

what does this have to do with e-cigs?

 

[Liscab]

what does this have to do with e-cigs?

nothing at all

 

[alffalvo]

So far nothing at all about E-Cigs and or vaping

99 questions take some time to answer I may have just did my last one

nothing at all

 

[deodon]

That was strange, but I did the first of the three surveys. Interested to see what comes of it.

 

[cocoabellaRSD]

tried to get in for the study,but didn't fit the profile.
I have not smoked in over 6 months. That is probably why.

Here was the message I got:
"Thank you for your willingness to participate, however, we are looking for survey respondents who fit a different profile. "

 

[Tanya James]

Well i just quit this month and I also got the same response