Course:PSYC305/2013ST2/ClassProject/3.1 Method - Participants
Participants
The questionnaire was both created by and administered to a single group: 67 undergraduate students enrolled in a third year level Personality Psychology (Psyc 305A) university course in July 2013 at the University of British Columbia. It was created over a three-week period (no participation marks were awarded for creative participation). It was made available to students to be completed on their own time via a Google online service.
The question of whether completion of the questionnaire was actually voluntary or not should be considered since its completion was a mandatory course requirement. The relationship of how the creative process intersects with, influences or is influenced by the results must be considered.
There was a total of 63 student participants and all of the students were enrolled in an on-campus lecture class.
No inferences will be made with regard to self-reported ethnicities with gender/personality trait criteria.
Demographics
The sample of 63 participants was made up of 50 females, 10 males and 3 individuals who's gender remains undisclosed. Fourteen participants were willing to disclose their age and from this a mean age of 27 years was calculated, with ages ranging from 18 - 49 years old. Thirty-nine participants identified themselves as Asian, accounting for 63% of the sample size. The second largest ethnicity represented in the group was Caucasian, making up 27% of the overall sample size. Certain ethnicities, such as African American, Hispanic/Latino and Native American/First Nations, were not represented in the sample. Out of the 58 participants who were willing to report their religious beliefs, 22% identified as Christian, 22% as Atheistic and 21% as Agnostic. These three groups were most prevalent in the sample size while other religious beliefs, such as Hinduism, Muslim and Sikhism were not reported at all.
Gender
60 students chose to report their gender
Table 1 Gender of Participants
| Male | Female |
|---|---|
| 10 | 50 |
Age
14 students chose to disclose their age
Table 2 Age of Participants
| Youngest | Mean | Median | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | 27 | 22 | 49 |
Ethnicities
62 students chose to disclose their ethnicities
Table 3 Ethnicities of Participants
(click triangles to sort)
| Ethnicities | Number of Participants | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| African American or Black (non-Hispanic) | 0 | 0% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 | 0% |
| Caucasian (non-Hispanic) | 17 | 27% |
| Asian | 39 | 63% |
| Middle Eastern | 1 | 2% |
| Pacific Islander | 1 | 2% |
| Native American or First Nations | 0 | 0% |
| Other | 2 | 3% |
| Decline to state | 2 | 3% |
Religious Belief
58 Students chose to disclose their religious belief
Table 4 Religious Belief of Participants
(click triangles to sort)
| Religious Belief | Number of Participants | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Christianity | 13 | 22% |
| Catholicism | 2 | 3% |
| Islam | 2 | 3% |
| Hinduism | 0 | 0% |
| Taoism/Daoism | 1 | 2% |
| Buddhism | 3 | 5% |
| Confucianism | 1 | 2% |
| Primal-indigenous | 0 | 0% |
| Judaism | 2 | 3% |
| Baha'is | 0 | 0% |
| Sikhism | 0 | 0% |
| Mormonism | 0 | 0% |
| Spiritism | 3 | 5% |
| Agnostic | 12 | 21% |
| Atheistic | 13 | 22% |
| Other | 6 | 10% |