Thanks very much Smilodon and Rick for your responses which were really helpful (and quick!). Much appreciated!

Hi All,

I wondered if you could offer some advice about constructing a research proposal for a PhD application as I'm doing it without any guidance and could do with some help! I was considering using a postal survey as one of my research methods. Is it ok to use pre-published measures or is this not considered original and therefore not a good idea? I was planning to use two established measures and cross-compare them. Any feedback would be greatly received.

Thanks,

Maddy