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Consent form to participate in a research study:

The opinions and experiences of First Year Students with Bullying

Dear Student
You are invited to participate in a research study involving the opinions and
experiences of students with regard to bullying as part of the Quantitative literacy
MAM1016S course.
The following question sheets consist of 11 questions. The survey should only take
about 5 minutes to complete. In order to participate, you must be a student at the
University of Cape Town for atleast a semester or longer.

Study Procedure
If you agree to participate in this study you will be asked to fill out a brief
questionnaire supplied by the researcher. The questions will include your opinion of
the different types of bullying; cyber, emotional, verbal and physical as well as your
experiences of them before attending and during University and your way of dealing
with them.

Possible risks and benefits


There are no risks involved in this study except that some of the questions may be
personal. We will keep your answers strictly confidential and your general
information will not be linked to your answers during data collection. You may
decide to stop filling out this questionnaire at any point are not obliged to answer
any questions that you may find too personal.

Alternatives
You may choose not to participate without it having any effect on your relationship
with UCT.
Participation in this study is entirely voluntary

I have read the above consent form and understand what is required of me. I hereby
give my voluntary consent to participate in this study.

Name:

Date:

Signature:
Age
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o

18
19
20
22
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28 or older

Race
o
o
o
o

African
Coloured
Indian
White
Gender

o
o

Male
Female

o
o

Do you stay in res?


Yes
No

o
o

Did you experience bullying before University?


Yes
No

o
o
o
o

What kind of bullying: cyber, emotional, verbal, physical?


Cyber
Emotional
Verbal
Physical

Have you experienced bullying while you have been at UCT?


o
o

Yes
No
What kind of bullying have you experienced?

o
o
o
o

Cyber
Emotional
Verbal
Physical
How frequent is the bullying

o
o
o
o
o

1 time
1-3 times
4-7 times
7-10 times
More than 10 times
Severity of bullying:

o
o
o
o
o
o
o

Not severe
Severe
Extremely severe
How did you react to the bullying?
Ignore
Respond verbally
Reacted physically
Other

Do you think bullying is a frequent occurrence at UCT?.


o Yes
o No
Have you witnessed somebody else being bullied at UCT?, if so what type of
bullying.
How do you react if you see somebody being bullied? Do you have any suggestions
as to how to prevent bullying at UCT?

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