5minute horse riding research questionnaire for my dissertation

[sophiehynes92]

Hi everyone
I was wondering if you would be able to spare five minutes of your time to fill in a questionnaire on horse riding for me for my third year university dissertation

I am trying to find out if horseback riding can effect your quality of life and well-being. also if those with low social support find the horseback riding experience more beneficial and meaningful than those who have a good social support network around them

it is a two part questionnaire. the first part are the questions listed below. then, in a couple of weeks, i will send a link to the second part of the questionnaire to those who are willing to take part. the second questionnaire compramises of the same questions as the first, to see if there have been any changes to your answers

If you could help out by sparing five minutes of your time to complete this for me i would greatly appreciate it

thankyou
sophie hynes.









question 1)
what is your gender. male or female
ANSWER =

Question 2)
what is your age category
18-25 25-30 30-35 35-40 45-50 50+
ANSWER =

Question 3)
What is your ethnicity?
ANSWER =

question 4)
Are you a horseback rider or a non horseback rider?
ANSWER =

question 5)
if you are a horseback rider: on average how often do you ride?
more than once a week once a week once every other week once a month less than once a month
ANSWER =

question 6)
if you are a non horseback rider: on average, how many horse riding sessions to you observe
more than one a week one a week one every other week one a month less than one a month
ANSWER =

question 7)
if you observe horseback riding: are you related to the person you are observing?
yes or no
ANSWER =

Question

what is your relationship?
ANSWER =

Quality of Life.

Please indicate how good or bad your health and your quality of life is today by circling the figure you think best suits you. The best state of health or quality of life you can imagine being 100, and the worst state you can imagine being 0.

Question (1) : My health
Worst Best
0 . 10 . 20 . 30 . 40 . 50 . 60 . 70 . 80 . 90 . 100

ANSWER =

Question (2) : My quality of life
Worst Best
0 . 10 . 20 . 30 . 40 . 50 . 60 . 70 . 80 . 90 . 100

ANSWER =

Social support.
The following questions are used to measure social support. Please indicate how you much you agree or disagree with the following questions by writing in each box a number ranging from 1 to 7. Very strongly disagree would be 1, and very strongly agree would be 7.
1= very strongly disagree. 2=strongly disagree 3=Disagree 4=Neither disagree nor agree
5= Agree 6= Strongly agree 7=Very strongly agree

Question 1)
There is a special person who is around when I am in need
ANSWER =

question 2)
There is a special person with whom I can share my joys and sorrows
ANSWER =

question 3)
My family really tries to help me

ANSWER =

question 4)
I get the emotional help and support I need from my family

ANSWER =

Question 5)
I have a special person who is a real source of comfort to me
ANSWER =

question 6)
My friends really try to help me

ANSWER =

question 7)
I can count on my friends when things go wrong.

ANSWER =

question
I can talk about my problems with my family

ANSWER =

question 9)
I have friends with whom I can share my joys and sorrows.

ANSWER =

Question 10)

There is a special person in my life who cares

ANSWER =

question 11)

My family is willing to help me make decisions

ANSWER =

question 12)

i can talk about my problems with my friends

ANSWER =

Well Being

please rate the following statements as either:
1= none of the time

2= rarely

3=some of the time

4=often

5= all of the time.

- i have been feeling optimistic about the future

ANSWER=

- i have been feeling useful

ANSWER =

I have been feeling relaxed

ANSWER =

I have been feeling interested in other people

ANSWER =

Ive had energy to spare

ANSWER =

Ive been dealing with problems well

ANSWER =

Ive been thinking clearly

ANSWER =

Ive been feeling good about myself

ANSWER =

Ive been feeling close to other people

ANSWER =

Ive been feeling confident

ANSWER =

Ive been able to make up my own mind about things

ANSWER =

Ive been feeling loved

ANSWER =

Ive been interested in new things

ANSWER =

Ive been feeling cheerful

ANSWER =

Thankyou very much for your participation.

 

[Dizzy socks]

I presume you can't do it if you are under 18?

 

[056775]

Hi everyone
I was wondering if you would be able to spare five minutes of your time to fill in a questionnaire on horse riding for me for my third year university dissertation

I am trying to find out if horseback riding can effect your quality of life and well-being. also if those with low social support find the horseback riding experience more beneficial and meaningful than those who have a good social support network around them

it is a two part questionnaire. the first part are the questions listed below. then, in a couple of weeks, i will send a link to the second part of the questionnaire to those who are willing to take part. the second questionnaire compramises of the same questions as the first, to see if there have been any changes to your answers

If you could help out by sparing five minutes of your time to complete this for me i would greatly appreciate it

thankyou
sophie hynes.









question 1)
what is your gender. male or female
ANSWER = Female

Question 2)
what is your age category
18-25 25-30 30-35 35-40 45-50 50+
ANSWER = 25-30

Question 3)
What is your ethnicity?
ANSWER = caucasian

question 4)
Are you a horseback rider or a non horseback rider?
ANSWER = Rider

question 5)
if you are a horseback rider: on average how often do you ride?
more than once a week once a week once every other week once a month less than once a month
ANSWER = More than once a week

question 6)
if you are a non horseback rider: on average, how many horse riding sessions to you observe
more than one a week one a week one every other week one a month less than one a month
ANSWER =

question 7)
if you observe horseback riding: are you related to the person you are observing?
yes or no
ANSWER =

Question

what is your relationship?
ANSWER =

Quality of Life.

Please indicate how good or bad your health and your quality of life is today by circling the figure you think best suits you. The best state of health or quality of life you can imagine being 100, and the worst state you can imagine being 0.

Question (1) : My health
Worst Best
0 . 10 . 20 . 30 . 40 . 50 . 60 . 70 . 80 . 90 . 100

ANSWER = 70

Question (2) : My quality of life
Worst Best
0 . 10 . 20 . 30 . 40 . 50 . 60 . 70 . 80 . 90 . 100

ANSWER = 80

Social support.
The following questions are used to measure social support. Please indicate how you much you agree or disagree with the following questions by writing in each box a number ranging from 1 to 7. Very strongly disagree would be 1, and very strongly agree would be 7.
1= very strongly disagree. 2=strongly disagree 3=Disagree 4=Neither disagree nor agree
5= Agree 6= Strongly agree 7=Very strongly agree

Question 1)
There is a special person who is around when I am in need
ANSWER = 7

question 2)
There is a special person with whom I can share my joys and sorrows
ANSWER = 7

question 3)
My family really tries to help me

ANSWER = 4

question 4)
I get the emotional help and support I need from my family

ANSWER = 4

Question 5)
I have a special person who is a real source of comfort to me
ANSWER = 7

question 6)
My friends really try to help me

ANSWER = 7

question 7)
I can count on my friends when things go wrong.

ANSWER = 7

question
I can talk about my problems with my family

ANSWER = 4

question 9)
I have friends with whom I can share my joys and sorrows.

ANSWER = 7

Question 10)

There is a special person in my life who cares

ANSWER = 7

question 11)

My family is willing to help me make decisions

ANSWER = 4

question 12)

i can talk about my problems with my friends

ANSWER = 6

Well Being

please rate the following statements as either:
1= none of the time

2= rarely

3=some of the time

4=often

5= all of the time.

- i have been feeling optimistic about the future

ANSWER= 4

- i have been feeling useful

ANSWER = 5

I have been feeling relaxed

ANSWER = 4

I have been feeling interested in other people

ANSWER = 5

Ive had energy to spare

ANSWER = 3

Ive been dealing with problems well

ANSWER = 3

Ive been thinking clearly

ANSWER = 4

Ive been feeling good about myself

ANSWER =

Ive been feeling close to other people

ANSWER = 4

Ive been feeling confident

ANSWER = 4

Ive been able to make up my own mind about things

ANSWER = 5

Ive been feeling loved

ANSWER = 5

Ive been interested in new things

ANSWER = 4

Ive been feeling cheerful

ANSWER = 4

Thankyou very much for your participation.

Good luck x

 

[webble]

Its not very anonomous is it why not set up an online one

 

[Bertolie]

Hi everyone
I was wondering if you would be able to spare five minutes of your time to fill in a questionnaire on horse riding for me for my third year university dissertation

I am trying to find out if horseback riding can effect your quality of life and well-being. also if those with low social support find the horseback riding experience more beneficial and meaningful than those who have a good social support network around them

it is a two part questionnaire. the first part are the questions listed below. then, in a couple of weeks, i will send a link to the second part of the questionnaire to those who are willing to take part. the second questionnaire compramises of the same questions as the first, to see if there have been any changes to your answers

If you could help out by sparing five minutes of your time to complete this for me i would greatly appreciate it

thankyou
sophie hynes.









question 1)
what is your gender. male or female
ANSWER = Female

Question 2)
what is your age category
18-25 25-30 30-35 35-40 45-50 50+
ANSWER = 45-50

Question 3)
What is your ethnicity?
ANSWER = White British

question 4)
Are you a horseback rider or a non horseback rider?
ANSWER = Rider

question 5)
if you are a horseback rider: on average how often do you ride?
more than once a week once a week once every other week once a month less than once a month
ANSWER = more than once a week

question 6)
if you are a non horseback rider: on average, how many horse riding sessions to you observe
more than one a week one a week one every other week one a month less than one a month
ANSWER = N/A

question 7)
if you observe horseback riding: are you related to the person you are observing?
yes or no
ANSWER = N/A

Question

what is your relationship?
ANSWER = N/A

Quality of Life.

Please indicate how good or bad your health and your quality of life is today by circling the figure you think best suits you. The best state of health or quality of life you can imagine being 100, and the worst state you can imagine being 0.

Question (1) : My health
Worst Best
0 . 10 . 20 . 30 . 40 . 50 . 60 . 70 . 80 . 90 . 100

ANSWER = 70

Question (2) : My quality of life
Worst Best
0 . 10 . 20 . 30 . 40 . 50 . 60 . 70 . 80 . 90 . 100

ANSWER = 90

Social support.
The following questions are used to measure social support. Please indicate how you much you agree or disagree with the following questions by writing in each box a number ranging from 1 to 7. Very strongly disagree would be 1, and very strongly agree would be 7.
1= very strongly disagree. 2=strongly disagree 3=Disagree 4=Neither disagree nor agree
5= Agree 6= Strongly agree 7=Very strongly agree

Question 1)
There is a special person who is around when I am in need
ANSWER = 7

question 2)
There is a special person with whom I can share my joys and sorrows
ANSWER = 7

question 3)
My family really tries to help me

ANSWER = 6

question 4)
I get the emotional help and support I need from my family

ANSWER = 6

Question 5)
I have a special person who is a real source of comfort to me
ANSWER = 7

question 6)
My friends really try to help me

ANSWER = 5

question 7)
I can count on my friends when things go wrong.

ANSWER = 5

question
I can talk about my problems with my family

ANSWER = 6

question 9)
I have friends with whom I can share my joys and sorrows.

ANSWER = 5

Question 10)

There is a special person in my life who cares

ANSWER = 7

question 11)

My family is willing to help me make decisions

ANSWER = 6

question 12)

i can talk about my problems with my friends

ANSWER = 5

Well Being

please rate the following statements as either:
1= none of the time

2= rarely

3=some of the time

4=often

5= all of the time.

- i have been feeling optimistic about the future

ANSWER= 4

- i have been feeling useful

ANSWER = 4

I have been feeling relaxed

ANSWER = 4

I have been feeling interested in other people

ANSWER = 4

Ive had energy to spare

ANSWER = 3

Ive been dealing with problems well

ANSWER = 4

Ive been thinking clearly

ANSWER = 4

Ive been feeling good about myself

ANSWER = 4

Ive been feeling close to other people

ANSWER = 4

Ive been feeling confident

ANSWER = 4

Ive been able to make up my own mind about things

ANSWER = 4

Ive been feeling loved

ANSWER = 5

Ive been interested in new things

ANSWER = 4

Ive been feeling cheerful

ANSWER = 4

Thankyou very much for your participation.

Hope it helps!

 

[metalmare]

Yeah, I do think you need to find a way to make this anonymous, or ask people to PM you answers.

 

[s4sugar]

Sorry -I am neither a "horseback rider" nor a "non horseback" rider.

These terms are not British English.

 

[paddi22]

what about using survey monkey to do it online. it would be much easier, quicker for people and would also be anonymous. some of the questions i'd fill a bit shy about answering in public as i know people on the forum in real life would know me and read them.

 

[sophiehynes92]

I guys. Have never used this before so I don't really know how to do it more an anonymous. I did provide my email address? Sophiehynes92@hotmail.co.uk? You could always copy and paste the survey into an email and send it me that way then it's anonymous? Te second part has been set up via my university on a website so is anonymous and each of you who complete this I will email with a participant number so I can refer to you as your number not your name.. Thankyoufor your help. I was handing out paper copies for this first part but struggled to get enough participants so that is why I have put it on here to try ad get some more help x

 

[all about Romeo]

question 1)
what is your gender. male or female
ANSWER = FEMALE

Question 2)
what is your age category
18-25 25-30 30-35 35-40 45-50 50+
ANSWER = 25-30

Question 3)
What is your ethnicity?
ANSWER = WHITE ENGLISH

question 4)
Are you a horseback rider or a non horseback rider?
ANSWER = HORSE RIDER

question 5)
if you are a horseback rider: on average how often do you ride?
more than once a week once a week once every other week once a month less than once a month
ANSWER = VARIES

question 6)
if you are a non horseback rider: on average, how many horse riding sessions to you observe
more than one a week one a week one every other week one a month less than one a month
ANSWER = N/A

question 7)
if you observe horseback riding: are you related to the person you are observing?
yes or no
ANSWER = N/A

Question

what is your relationship?
ANSWER = N/A

Quality of Life.

Please indicate how good or bad your health and your quality of life is today by circling the figure you think best suits you. The best state of health or quality of life you can imagine being 100, and the worst state you can imagine being 0.

Question (1) : My health
Worst Best
0 . 10 . 20 . 30 . 40 . 50 . 60 . 70 . 80 . 90 . 100

ANSWER =

Question (2) : My quality of life
Worst Best
0 . 10 . 20 . 30 . 40 . 50 . 60 . 70 . 80 . 90 . 100

ANSWER =

Social support.
The following questions are used to measure social support. Please indicate how you much you agree or disagree with the following questions by writing in each box a number ranging from 1 to 7. Very strongly disagree would be 1, and very strongly agree would be 7.
1= very strongly disagree. 2=strongly disagree 3=Disagree 4=Neither disagree nor agree
5= Agree 6= Strongly agree 7=Very strongly agree

Question 1)
There is a special person who is around when I am in need
ANSWER = 6

question 2)
There is a special person with whom I can share my joys and sorrows
ANSWER = 5

question 3)
My family really tries to help me

ANSWER = 5

question 4)
I get the emotional help and support I need from my family

ANSWER = 4

Question 5)
I have a special person who is a real source of comfort to me
ANSWER = 3

question 6)
My friends really try to help me

ANSWER = 0

question 7)
I can count on my friends when things go wrong.

ANSWER = 0

question
I can talk about my problems with my family

ANSWER = 4

question 9)
I have friends with whom I can share my joys and sorrows.

ANSWER = 0

Question 10)

There is a special person in my life who cares

ANSWER = 7

question 11)

My family is willing to help me make decisions

ANSWER = 6

question 12)

i can talk about my problems with my friends

ANSWER = 0

Well Being

please rate the following statements as either:
1= none of the time

2= rarely

3=some of the time

4=often

5= all of the time.

- i have been feeling optimistic about the future

ANSWER= 3

- i have been feeling useful

ANSWER = 1

I have been feeling relaxed

ANSWER = 2

I have been feeling interested in other people

ANSWER = 3

Ive had energy to spare

ANSWER = 0

Ive been dealing with problems well

ANSWER = 3

Ive been thinking clearly

ANSWER = 3

Ive been feeling good about myself

ANSWER = 2

Ive been feeling close to other people

ANSWER = 2

Ive been feeling confident

ANSWER = 3

Ive been able to make up my own mind about things

ANSWER = 5

Ive been feeling loved

ANSWER = 3

Ive been interested in new things

ANSWER = 2

Ive been feeling cheerful

ANSWER = 1

Thankyou very much for your participation.

 

[Magnetic Sparrow]

Sent by PM

 

[Tammytoo]

I am sure you would get more replies if you used Surveymonkey on line.

 

[Dizzyblonde99]

question 1)
what is your gender. male or female
ANSWER = female

Question 2)
what is your age category
18-25 25-30 30-35 35-40 45-50 50+
ANSWER = 18-25

Question 3)
What is your ethnicity?
ANSWER = british?

question 4)
Are you a horseback rider or a non horseback rider?
ANSWER = I do ride

question 5)
if you are a horseback rider: on average how often do you ride?
more than once a week once a week once every other week once a month less than once a month
ANSWER = more than once a week

question 6)
if you are a non horseback rider: on average, how many horse riding sessions to you observe
more than one a week one a week one every other week one a month less than one a month
ANSWER = n/a

question 7)
if you observe horseback riding: are you related to the person you are observing?
yes or no
ANSWER = n/a

Question

what is your relationship?
ANSWER = n/a

Quality of Life.

Please indicate how good or bad your health and your quality of life is today by circling the figure you think best suits you. The best state of health or quality of life you can imagine being 100, and the worst state you can imagine being 0.

Question (1) : My health
Worst Best
0 . 10 . 20 . 30 . 40 . 50 . 60 . 70 . 80 . 90 . 100

ANSWER = 90

Question (2) : My quality of life
Worst Best
0 . 10 . 20 . 30 . 40 . 50 . 60 . 70 . 80 . 90 . 100

ANSWER = 90

Social support.
The following questions are used to measure social support. Please indicate how you much you agree or disagree with the following questions by writing in each box a number ranging from 1 to 7. Very strongly disagree would be 1, and very strongly agree would be 7.
1= very strongly disagree. 2=strongly disagree 3=Disagree 4=Neither disagree nor agree
5= Agree 6= Strongly agree 7=Very strongly agree

Question 1)
There is a special person who is around when I am in need
ANSWER = 3

question 2)
There is a special person with whom I can share my joys and sorrows
ANSWER = 3

question 3)
My family really tries to help me

ANSWER = 7

question 4)
I get the emotional help and support I need from my family

ANSWER = 6

Question 5)
I have a special person who is a real source of comfort to me
ANSWER = 2

question 6)
My friends really try to help me

ANSWER = 6

question 7)
I can count on my friends when things go wrong.

ANSWER = 6

question
I can talk about my problems with my family

ANSWER = 5

question 9)
I have friends with whom I can share my joys and sorrows.

ANSWER = 6

Question 10)

There is a special person in my life who cares

ANSWER = 3

question 11)

My family is willing to help me make decisions

ANSWER = 6

question 12)

i can talk about my problems with my friends

ANSWER = 6

Well Being

please rate the following statements as either:
1= none of the time

2= rarely

3=some of the time

4=often

5= all of the time.

- i have been feeling optimistic about the future

ANSWER= 4

- i have been feeling useful

ANSWER = 4

I have been feeling relaxed

ANSWER = 4

I have been feeling interested in other people

ANSWER = 4

Ive had energy to spare

ANSWER = 4

Ive been dealing with problems well

ANSWER = 4

Ive been thinking clearly

ANSWER = 4

Ive been feeling good about myself

ANSWER = 4

Ive been feeling close to other people

ANSWER = 4

Ive been feeling confident

ANSWER = 4

Ive been able to make up my own mind about things

ANSWER = 3

Ive been feeling loved

ANSWER = 3

Ive been interested in new things

ANSWER = 3

Ive been feeling cheerful

ANSWER = 4

Thankyou very much for your participation.

 

[Hobbitpony]

I am sure you would get more replies if you used Surveymonkey on line.

This! I also think you have ethical issues with not providing anonimity for participants. Maybe some universities turn a blind eye at undergrad level, but I would have been slated if I'd tried to do what you've done for my MSc research.

I sympathise it is very difficult to get a large enough sample of responses especially if you need the same participants to respond twice.

Are you trying to triangulate your data by doing a before and after study? i.e cross ref who said what before and after as a check of validity of responses? If so there are other ways you could achieve the same effect. For example it is acceptable to compare different methods of study .ie. you have a decent sample of questionnaires and you could also run a small focus group (who also do a questionnaire) which would add qualitative depth to your quantitative analysis. I don't really know what your doing. I think the point I'm making is that if you are struggling to get data then unless you really need to slog it out maybe there is another approach which is perfectly justifiable which makes your life easier.

There are some good books out there on research design which might help.

Good luck.