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Appendix 5: Participant Information Form for Questionnaire (Given to participants)

Facebook, Friendship and the Self: Social networking sites and social relationships in late modernity.

Naomi Smith is a PhD candidate in the School of Social Science, at The University of Queensland and is conducting research to better understand the relationship between friendship and Facebook in contemporary society. In doing this research she will investigate the influence of Facebook on how friendships are experienced and maintained.

You have been asked for your help with this research by completing a questionnaire about your Facebook use. The purpose of the questionnaire is to ask a series of questions about how often you use Facebook. The information from this questionnaire will be used to try and build a picture about how people use Facebook.

Participation

Naomi will be trying to survey as many different types of Facebook users as possible. Your participation is being requested as part of this plan and is completely voluntary. Your name, or any identifying details will not be collected as part of this questionnaire. This survey should take no longer than 10-15mins.

Results

The results of this research will be used to build a picture about how Facebook affects social relationships such as friendship. It will also be used to develop a better understanding of the role of technologies such as Facebook in maintaining friendships and communicating with friends. Regular updates about the progress and results of this project will be available on Naomi’s Facebook page. Naomi welcomes your opinions and input concerning these updates. The project is expected to be completed in 2013.