Caroline Ballinger, a psychology student working in Dr. Karen Beale’s lab at Maryville College, is working on their senior thesis. They are researching the ways that people living with chronic pain cope and how that relates to their sexual behavior and satisfaction. This research survey has been approved by the Institutional Review Board and can only be taken by people who are 18 years old or older.

If you choose to participate, there is a link below that will take you to a 30-minute anonymous survey. You will be asked specific questions about sex and your chronic pain. Some of the questions are of a very sensitive nature, but please answer the questions as accurately and honestly as possible. If at any point during the survey you decide that you no longer want to participate, you can choose to stop taking the survey with no penalty.

If you would like more information about this topic, resources will be shared at the end of the survey, and you may contact Caroline Ballinger with any questions or comments, or you may contact her supervisor Dr. Karen Beale.

You can complete the survey here.

I took it and it was super easy. I hope you’ll consider taking it, too.