Purpose
With this study, we hope to better understand how potentially stressful experiences at work change throughout the day.
What will we ask of you?
- Download the Avicenna app, turn on notifications and fill out a 10-minute intake survey
- Fill out 4 short, 1-3 minute surveys per day for 10 working days
- Finish the surveys with one last follow-up survey a week after your last daily entry
Why does this matter?
- You are contributing to research that reflects real life, not just lab data
- You’ll have a chance to reflect on your own experiences at work
- Most stressful situations have immediate effects, and we want to uncover how this happens hour by hour. Having full daily measures would advance our understanding greatly.
What’s in it for you?
- Based on your participation, you have a chance to enter a raffle:
- Complete more than 50% of the surveys (5 days) to enter a draw for one of 10 prizes of €50
- Complete at least 80% of the surveys (8 days) to enter a draw for one of 10 prizes of €100
- Your contribution will also help Master’s students in completing their degree
Sign up
Thank you for taking the time to consider participating in our research. We are very grateful for your contribution. You can sign up via the green button. If you run into any issues or have further questions, please do not hesitate to contact us via: fpn-shiftstudy@maastrichtuniversity.nl
Frequently asked questions
How do I download the app?
You can search the Avicenna app using Google Play or the App Store. Please fill in this code to get into the study: 5254
Once you have the app, please make sure that your notifications are turned on!
What can I do if I do not get notifications?
- Turn off your device’s [Do Not Disturb] or [Focus Mode] (either fully or for the Avicenna app).
- Verify app-specific notification settings:
- On Android:
- Go to Settings > Apps > Avicenna > Notifications.
- Ensure vibration and sound are enabled for the app’s notification channels.
- Ensure [Survey-related notifications] and [Study-related notifications] channels are set to alert with sound/vibration.
- On iOS:
- Go to Settings > Notifications > Avicenna.
- Ensure [Sounds] and [Vibrations] are turned on.
- Ensure the notification style is set to [Banners] or [Alerts].
- On Android:
How do I know if I’m eligible to participate?
You can take part in this study if you’re 16 years or older. You further need to work at least 30 hours a week, including at least three full days (8-hour workdays). This is important because experiences across full workdays are especially interesting to us. Finally, you should not work in shifts, but have regular working hours.
What kind of insights come out of this?
We want to understand how specific emotions and stressors change during the day, how they are connected. We also want to learn what drives individual differences.
Will this interrupt my work?
The surveys are designed to be as short as possible, making sure that they interrupt your work as little as possible. Each of the daily surveys will take around 1-3 minutes to complete, totalling approximately 4-12 minutes per day.
You will have a 30-minute window to answer each survey, and we will send a reminder 15 minutes after the first notification.
How often will I be notified?
You can indicate when your work starts, and we will notify you every 2 hours. For example, if you indicated that your work starts at 8 a.m., you will get your first notification at 10 a.m., the second at 12 a.m., the third at 14 a.m. and the last at 16 a.m.
What if I’m on vacation during the study?
Please choose two weeks when you are working your regular working hours, to have a clear picture of your work stressors.
What if I forget responses?
We are especially interested in the hour-to-hour effects, therefore, we would really aprreciate if you could fill out as many full days as possible. However, we know that the study can be intense. Please feel free to continue all the surveys, even if you missed one, as every data point is very valuable to us.
You will have a 30-minute window to answer each survey, and we will send a reminder 15 minutes after the first notification.
Where is my data stored?
We will store your anonymous research data on private university servers, and it cannot be traced back to you.
What happens to my data?
Privacy:
Personal Data and Research Data will be kept confidential. The following data are involved: email address, age, gender, information on work-related experiences (e.g., time pressure) and personality traits, health-related data (e.g. exhaustion), for Dutch participants: date of birth, name, address and email address. Research data may be published and reused in other studies but only in such a way that they cannot be traced back to you.
Personal information (email address, for Dutch participants: date of birth, name, address and email address) will be stored separately from research data, only temporarily, and will be deleted after selecting the winners.
Research data may be published and reused in other studies but only in such a way that they cannot be traced back to you.
Privacy Statement:
You can withdraw your consent to the use of your personal data at any time. In that case, they will be deleted if possible. For more information about privacy, consult the responsible researcher (see below), the website (www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/fpn/ercpn) under Additional information), or the Data Protection Officer of Maastricht University at FG@Maastrichtuniversity.nl.
