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STATEMENT OF PURPOSE The purpose of this exploratory study is to produce insight into the interrelationship between a student's personal abilities, interpersonal relationships, and health and well-being. Anticipated findings are that there will be correlations between those students who have stronger relationships, levels of well-being, and psychological capital states (resiliency, optimism, hope, efficacy) and their school-related performance (GPA's). STATEMENT OF RESEARCH METHODOLOGY Freshmen students enrolled in GBA 110 in the CSB will complete a survey which will take 15-20 minutes. The questionnaire will provide the opportunity for students to respond through various responses. The student subjects will be asked to provide demographic information in the survey. They may choose not to respond to any question at their discretion. Methods to analyze these survey results with student performance (GPA's) will be conducted. No individuals will be analyzed on a personal level, but rather the data will be aggregated for the entire group of subjects. ANTICIPATED RISKS AND BENEFITS This is a minimal risk study in which student subjects participation will involve filling out a written survey that will take 15-20 minutes. SUBJECT SELECTION The approximate number of student subjects to be used in this study will be in the 100-150 range. CONFIDENTIALITY Any information obtained during this study which could identify subjects will be kept strictly confidential. The data will be stored on a secure server and stored by a unique code (not by name). Any hard data will be stored in a secure cabinet. The principal investigator will keep the data for five years and then securely delete it and will keep the raw data in a locked cabinet for five years after the study is complete and then will destroy it. The information obtained in this study may be published in scientific journals or presented at scientific meetings but the data will only be reported as aggregated, anonymous data. Extension Request on 02-28-2010 Please allow me to extend my expiration date on my project from 3/13 to 5/10 so I can collect additional data. Amendment on 02-28-2010 Data will be collected and analyzed on sophomores, juniors, and seniors in addition to freshmen. Extension Request on 07-12-2010 Please allow me to extend proposal to 8/25/2010 to collect data Extension Request on 11-09-2010 More data collection using the same survey instruments will be administered this Spring semester. Please extend deadline to June, 2011. Extension Request on 02-25-2011 Seeking an extension on date through 5/28/12 so I can analyze data based on student academic performance development methods. Extension Request on 07-08-2011 6 month extension to collect more data Extension Request on 11-03-2011 Please allow an extension through June, 2012 for more data collection from Academic PsyCap training Extension Request on 03-04-2012 Extension requested to collect and analyze student Academic PsyCap data pre and post test to training intervention Extension Request on 07-02-2012 Need extension to collect and analyze more data Extension Request on 10-28-2012 I need an extension to continue this research Extension Request on 02-25-2013 Extension requested to analyze student data