# Procedures

## 3.3. Procedures

Participants were selected through convenience sampling, and consisted
entirely of voluntary individuals, who were recruited online through
social media platforms, face-to-face through acquaintances and social
circles of the author. They took part in the study through a Google Form
survey using their personal smartphones, tablets or computers. The data
was collected between 26 September 2024 and 30 April 2025. Participants
digitally confirmed an informed consent form before they could
participate. No information which could expose the participants’
anonymity was collected. The author’s and the thesis supervisor’s
contact information were shared for possible queries. In the digital
survey, the structure was as follows: (1) Informed Consent, (2)
Demographics Form, (3) Book Checklist, (4) Reading Habits Self-Report,
(5) STAI, (6) ECQ, (7) MentS, (8) QCAE, and finally (9) Debriefing. The
procedure of the study was approved by the Science-Ethics Committee of
Yeditepe University (see Appendix K).