Psychological Cycling Survey

bails_89
bails_89 Posts: 143
edited January 2012 in Road beginners
Hi guys, I am in my final year as a sport and exercise student at Staffordshire University conducting research for my dissertation. If you are devoted cyclist who trains hard and races even harder, an individual that rides a bike just for fun or somebody who attends the gym, I need you! Please help me by filling in this short 10 minute survey, it would be much appreciated.

After you have filled out the survey there is a information sheet detailing what the research is trying to find out, if you are intrested or have a questions dont hesitate in contacting me.

Here is the link

https://qtrial.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_cwDq6TB0Yqy52tu

Many thanks in advance
Its not about the bike....

Comments

  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,697
    Done, not sure I'm a good test candidate for you but I'd be interested to know your findings!
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • bramstoker
    bramstoker Posts: 250
    Done.
    A feather is kinky, a whole chicken is just perverse.
  • TommyB61
    TommyB61 Posts: 103
    Done. Very boring questionnaire to complete.
  • paulr68
    paulr68 Posts: 7
    Done.
  • RonB
    RonB Posts: 3,984
    Done. All the best with the rest of your studies.
  • ted-on-tour
    ted-on-tour Posts: 225
    Phew.....Done!
    Pain is a momentary lapse of character.
  • Bobbinogs
    Bobbinogs Posts: 4,841
    Done, although found it hard to tick some of the boxes whilst stood on a chair with a rope around my neck...
  • Pigtail
    Pigtail Posts: 424
    I couldn't get past the first page - because I couldn't tick it!

    It doesn't seem to work with Firefox.
  • alanholden
    alanholden Posts: 53
    Done
    Ribble R872
    Giant OCR 0T-Full Ultegra-ish
  • ollyridesfirst
    ollyridesfirst Posts: 486
    Done....nowhere near as boring as some i've done
  • Stone Glider
    Stone Glider Posts: 1,227
    Done. I didn't realise what a smug git I have become. I blame the Government and Wiggle of course.
    The older I get the faster I was
  • Muffintop
    Muffintop Posts: 296
    You do know that cycling makes your knees shake, your mouth dry and, if you push yourself hard enough, feint?

    You are going to end up with some weird @ss results.

    Mx
    FCN: Brompton: 12, Tourer: 7, Racer: 4

    http://www.60milestonod.blogspot.com
  • markmod
    markmod Posts: 501
    If your struggling to tick answers try clicking on the text of the answer next to it. It's a common problem with these forms in some browsers. I know as I provide first line support to users of our websites that use these forms for competitions.
  • neeb
    neeb Posts: 4,473
    Done last night. Given that I'm in Helsinki, the time of year will have had a bit of an impact on the way I answered.. I gave my summer mileage rather than my current indoor trainer mileage, and to be honest, no-one here is ecstatically cheerful in January.. :wink:
  • essjaydee
    essjaydee Posts: 917
    Done :|

    Pre survey mood :D

    Post survey :cry:
    Share The Road Event http://www.sharetheroadride.co.uk
    Lancashire Cycle Link Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/126682247491640/
  • mattshrops
    mattshrops Posts: 1,134
    Doctor doctor I feel like a pair of curtains.......
    Death or Glory- Just another Story
  • anto164
    anto164 Posts: 3,500
    Done..

    Many white dots on a black background made my eyes go funny.. :/
  • TommyB61
    TommyB61 Posts: 103
    Done....whew!
  • topcattim
    topcattim Posts: 766
    As a psychologist and a cyclist, this survey interested me, but I think its design might mean it won't generate very helpful data. It asked me how many times I cycle a week, how many miles I cover, how many hours etc - I suspect that I'm not alone in being rather influenced by the time of year. At this time of year, most of my cycling is in the gym, or restricted to a single Saturday ride, so because I completed the survey today, I put just once a week. But in a few months time, this same cyclist will put four or five times a week, as I get out more when the weather gets better. Should your survey categorise my responses as associated with an infrequent/occasional cyclist or a keen committed one?
    Also as the other posters have put, it does rather focus the user on negative mood, and seems likely to cause the reader to over report this. This is an example of focusing illusion. There's a lovely study with German students that asked them How satisfied are you? and then How many dates have you had recently (in the last month, I think it was). With the questions presented in that order, there was no correlation between the two results. But with the questions presented in the other order, How many dates have you had recently? How satisfied are you? the two answers were correlated. In other words, by focusing the respondents on how many dates they had recently had, it altered the way in which they responded to the next question. I rather felt that your survey focused me on the negative elements of recent experience, increasing my report of them and therefore potentially skewing results?
    Good on you for attempting to investigate this, but I suspect your conclusions will need to be very heavily contextualised.

Categories