Research Mentor Information
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Primary Research Mentor Name: Ruddy Faure
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Contact Email (FSU Email if affiliated): rfaure@fsu.edu
Position Title: Post Doc
FSU College (if applicable): Arts and Sciences
FSU Department or Non-FSU Organization Affiliation: Psychology
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Overall Project Details
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Title of the Project: Technoference in romantic relationships: An intervention study
Project Keywords: romantic relationships, intervention, smartphone use, dyadic interactions, daily life
Are you currently looking for research assistants?: No
Number of Research Assistants Needed : 2
Relevant Research Assistant Major(s):
Psychology (open to Majors in social and behavioral sciences more broadly)

Project Location:: On FSU Main Campus
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Please select the choice that most accurately describes your expectations for the research assistant(s):: In-person
Approximately how many hours a week would the research assistant(s) need to work?: 10
Roughly what time frame do you expect research assistant(s) to work?: Flexible schedule (Combination of business and outside of business. TBD between student and research mentor.)
Overall Research Project Description:
This research project will focus on technoference in romantic relationships. Technoference qualifies the interference of relationship processes due to smartphone use. As can be imagined, this phenomenon is highly prevalent in modern-day romantic relationships and preliminary research suggests that it is typically associated with lower relationship outcomes. This project plans to further explore the causal role and underlying mechanisms of technoference in romantic relationships. More specifically, the goal is to design a multi-week intervention study that reduces smartphone use in couples in order to (a) establish the causal role of technoference for relationship outcomes over time and to (b) identify the mechanisms underlying the effects of technoference in relationship contexts. The project will involve a variety of methods (e.g., questionnaires, daily diaries). Given the importance of relationship quality for health, not only does this project contributes to theoretical research in our field, it also entails practical implications for society. 

Research Tasks:
Research assistants will be involved in all stages of the research process and thus will take part in various tasks, including but not limited to: reviewing relevant literature, designing study material, implementing the study, recruiting and running participants, analyzing data, interpreting and presenting the study results in both written and oral forms. On the whole, research assistants will be presented with a wide range of opportunities to learn from and contribute to the project, both under supervision and in autonomy. 

Skills that research assistant(s) may need::
Research assistants will be required to be reliable, conscientious, organised, and interested in research. Ideally, research assistants already have quantitative research skills or experience. Any other programming skills or experience with Qualtrics and Inquisit would be a plus.

Mentoring Philosophy:
My mentoring philosophy is to involve students in the research process at every step in an active and collaborative way to maximize their experiential learning. To do so, my goal is to create a safe work environment, clarify expectations and objectives linked to the project, maintain a clear and open communication, adjust my supervision style to the needs and goals of my students, challenge their critical thinking, and provide them with opportunities to develop independently with guidance.

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UROP Program Elements
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Mentor Handbook, FAQs, and Communication: Yes
UROP Performance Evaluation: Yes
Materials Grant: Yes
UROP Poster Presentation: Yes

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Year: 2023
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