You have been invited to take part in a research study named Stress and Anxiety Reduction. The study is designed to learn more about interventions and methods to reduce stress and anxiety levels in undergraduate students during the school semester. The research is being conducted by Dr. Wendy Suzuki, a Professor of Neuroscience and Psychology at the NYU Center for Neural Science.

If you agree to be in this study, you will be asked to do the following: complete a brief demographics questionnaire, read and fill out a pre-intervention anxiety questionnaire and cognitive task, complete a randomized 10-minute intervention that could include doing homework, listening to podcasts/stories, music, engaging in a mindful conversation, napping, walking with or without listening to a podcast, story or music, yoga or guided meditation. You will then complete a post-intervention anxiety questionnaire and cognitive test. Your participation will take about 15-20 minutes, and will be completed in one session. You will be paid $10.00 via Venmo for completing the session. If you choose to withdraw before the end of the study, no monetary compensation will be given.

There are no known risks associated with your participation in this research beyond those of everyday life. Although you will receive no direct benefits, this research may help the investigator understand interventions and methods to reduce stress and anxiety levels in undergraduate students during the school semester.

Confidentiality of your research records will be strictly maintained by assigning code numbers to each participant so that data is never directly linked to individual identity. All completed materials will be kept in a secured server within the Suzuki lab only accessible to the investigator. Information not containing identifiers may be used in future research or shared with other researchers without your additional consent.

The researcher cannot keep information confidential if they have concerns that someone is hurting children, that someone is hurting you, or that you might hurt yourself or someone else. In such cases, they will inform people in authority about their concerns.

Although you may be asked to report experiences with stress and anxiety, this is not a clinical study and you will not receive any feedback on the interpretation or treatment of any reported problems. If you have concern about your health or anxiety, contact the NYU Wellness Center (212) 443-1000.

If there is anything about the study or your participation in it that is unclear or that you do not understand, if you have any questions or wish to report a research-related problem, you may contact the principle investigator, Wendy Suzuki, at (212) 998-3734, ws21@nyu.edu, 4 Washington Place, Room 809, New York, NY, 10003.

For questions about your rights as a research participant, you may contact the University Committee on Activities Involving Human Subjects (UCAIHS), NYU, (212) 998-4808 or at ask.humansubjects@nyu.edu, 665 Broadway, Suite 804, New York, New York, 10012. Please reference the study # (IRB-FY2020-4690) when contacting the IRB (UCAIHS).

Your child, has been invited to take part in a study named Stress and Anxiety Reduction. The study is designed to learn more about interventions and methods to reduce stress and anxiety levels in undergraduate students during the school semester. The research is being conducted by Dr. Wendy Suzuki, a Professor of Neuroscience and Psychology at the NYU Center for Neural Science.

If your child agrees to be in this study, they will be asked to do the following: complete a brief demographics questionnaire, read and fill out a pre-intervention anxiety questionnaire and cognitive task, complete a randomized 10-minute intervention that could include doing homework, listening to podcasts/stories, music, engaging in a mindful conversation, napping, walking with or without listening to a podcast, story or music, yoga or guided meditation. They will then complete a post-intervention anxiety questionnaire and cognitive test. Your child’s participation will take about 15-20 minutes, and will be completed in one session. They will be paid $10.00 via Venmo for completing the session. If your child chooses to withdraw before the end of the study, no monetary compensation will be given.

There are no known risks associated with your child’s participation in this research beyond those of everyday life. Although your child will receive no direct benefits, this research may help the investigator understand interventions and methods to reduce stress and anxiety levels in undergraduate students during the school semester.

Participation in this study is voluntary. Not taking part or withdrawing from the study will result in no loss of services from NYU or Lehman College to which your child is otherwise entitled. Withdrawing will not affect your child’s grades or academic standing in any way. Your child has the right to skip or not answer any questions they prefer not to answer.

Confidentiality of your child’s research records will be strictly maintained by assigning code numbers to each participant so that data is never directly linked to individual identity. All completed materials will be kept in a secured server within the Suzuki lab only accessible to the investigator. Information not containing identifiers may be used in future research or shared with other researchers without your additional consent.

The researcher cannot keep information confidential if they have concerns that someone is hurting children, that someone is hurting your child, or that your child might hurt themself or someone else. In such cases, the researcher will inform people in authority about their concerns.

Although your child may be asked to report experiences with stress and anxiety, this is not a clinical study and they will not receive any feedback on the interpretation or treatment of any reported problems. If your child has concerns about their health or anxiety, contact the NYU Wellness Center (212) 443-1000.

If there is anything about the study or your child’s participation in it that is unclear or that you do not understand, if you have any questions or wish to report a research-related problem, you may contact the principle investigator, Wendy Suzuki, at (212) 998-3734, ws21@nyu.edu, 4 Washington Place, Room 809, New York, NY, 10003.

For questions about your child’s rights as a research participant, you may contact the University Committee on Activities Involving Human Subjects (UCAIHS), NYU, (212) 998-4808 or at ask.humansubjects@nyu.edu, 665 Broadway, Suite 804, New York, New York, 10012. Please reference the study # (IRB-FY2020-4690) when contacting the IRB (UCAIHS).