Participant Confidentiality
Here at the NZAVS we take our participants’ confidentiality very seriously. All personal details are encrypted and stored separately from questionnaire data. Only Professor Chris Sibley and trusted research assistants working on the NZAVS in secure conditions have access to participants’ contact details. Participants’ contact details are used solely for the purposes of contacting them to continue their participation in the NZAVS each year and to provide them with information and feedback about research findings from the NZAVS.
Reference: https://osf.io/75snb/wiki/home/
Ethics Approval
The Muslim Diversity Study and NZAVS are regulated by the University of Auckland Human Participants Ethics Committee.
The current ethics approval statement for the 2021-2027 period is as follows: The New Zealand Attitudes and Values Study was approved by the University of Auckland Human Participants Ethics Committee on 26/05/2021 until 26/05/2024, and renewed on 02/05/2023 until 26/05/2027. Reference Number: UAHPEC22576.
For any queries regarding ethical concerns, you may contact the Chair, University of Auckland Human Participants Ethics Committee, Ethics and Integrity Team, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland 1142. Telephone 09 373-7599 ext. 83711. Email: humanethics@auckland.ac.nz.
Why We Need Ethics Approval?
Ethical approval for research is essential to ensure that studies involving human participants are conducted in a morally responsible and respectful manner. It serves to protect the rights, wellbeing, dignity, and confidentiality of those involved in the research, as well as the broader community affected by the study. Ethical approval ensures that potential risks are minimised, benefits are maximised, informed consent is obtained, and any potential conflicts of interest or biases are addressed. This oversight helps maintain public trust in the scientific community and upholds the fundamental principles of fairness, respect, and accountability in research endeavours.
Privacy and Retention
The NZAVS laboratory, led by Professor Chris Sibley, has an established record of excellence in longitudinal data collection, and maintaining privacy and confidentiality of research participants for over 16 years. With increasing participation on a yearly basis, such a record demonstrates high trust of New Zealand public in our research group.
Here at the NZAVS we take our participants’ confidentiality very seriously. All personal details are encrypted and stored separately from questionnaire data. Only Professor Chris Sibley and trusted research assistants working on the NZAVS in secure conditions have access to participants’ contact details. Participants’ contact details are used solely for the purposes of contacting them to continue their participation in the NZAVS each year and to provide them with information and feedback about research findings from the NZAVS.
Reference: https://osf.io/75snb/wiki/home/
Ethics Approval
The Muslim Diversity Study and NZAVS are regulated by the University of Auckland Human Participants Ethics Committee.
The current ethics approval statement for the 2021-2027 period is as follows: The New Zealand Attitudes and Values Study was approved by the University of Auckland Human Participants Ethics Committee on 26/05/2021 until 26/05/2024, and renewed on 02/05/2023 until 26/05/2027. Reference Number: UAHPEC22576.
For any queries regarding ethical concerns, you may contact the Chair, University of Auckland Human Participants Ethics Committee, Ethics and Integrity Team, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland 1142. Telephone 09 373-7599 ext. 83711. Email: humanethics@auckland.ac.nz.
Why We Need Ethics Approval?
Ethical approval for research is essential to ensure that studies involving human participants are conducted in a morally responsible and respectful manner. It serves to protect the rights, wellbeing, dignity, and confidentiality of those involved in the research, as well as the broader community affected by the study. Ethical approval ensures that potential risks are minimised, benefits are maximised, informed consent is obtained, and any potential conflicts of interest or biases are addressed. This oversight helps maintain public trust in the scientific community and upholds the fundamental principles of fairness, respect, and accountability in research endeavours.
Privacy and Retention
The NZAVS laboratory, led by Professor Chris Sibley, has an established record of excellence in longitudinal data collection, and maintaining privacy and confidentiality of research participants for over 16 years. With increasing participation on a yearly basis, such a record demonstrates high trust of New Zealand public in our research group.
Based on the NZAVS privacy model, only Professor Chris Sibley, the lead researcher of the NZAVS, and those who work as part of the physical NZAVS laboratory in Auckland have access to personal information. After being scanned and encrypted, all surveys are immediately de-identified: no one entering NZAVS data can access personal information. NZAVS protocols have long adopted rigorous standards for data security. In addition, Muslim Diversity Study is regulated by the University of Auckland Human Participants Ethics Committee -- that reviews our processes and we adhere to them incredibly strictly.