The general view regarding the level of stress amongst leaders assumed that the demands increase dramatically but the length of day does not change. Since stress results when demands exceed the resource in this case, time. Therefore leadership is often viewed as highly stressful.
Describe in your own words, two studies conducted on monkeys, with contradicting results regarding the relationship between leadership and stress. (maximum 8 lines )
The first study regarding rhesus monkeys that were given the ability to control whether they received electrical shock versus the other group that received random electrical shock. The result of the study showed that the monkeys that had control over receiving electrical shock developed more ulcers
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Is this study related to Basic Research or to Applied Research? Please explain.
The study is basic research because it aims have an improved understanding on whether leaders have lower or higher stress levels then non leaders.
What is the population on which the research question is focusing?
Participants were from the Boston area and from the excessive education program at Harvard, which was designed for leaders from the public sector with similar backgrounds. What are the independent and the dependent variables in the study? (Refer to the theoretical definitions).
The dependent is the salivary cortisol, and anxiety reports. The independent is whether they are leaders or non leaders.
What are the values/levels of the independent variable in the study?
In the anxiety report the Speilberger test on a scale from 1-4. 1 to also never, 2 sometimes, 3 often, and 4 almost always. The value of the cortisol was measured for both leader and non leaders and compared.
What is the operational definition/s of the dependent variable/s?
The first psychological dependent variable is salivary cortisol which is measured for participants insuring same conditions as well as sampling it at 3:30 and storing it in -25C. The anxiety report measured on a scale created by the Speilberger grate anxiety inventory.
Choose the correct option in each parentheses and explain your answer - the dependent variable/s is/are measured on a
rate and other things in the body to see how stressed or stress relieved they became. The test
Stress can come from anything we do in our daily lives, even if it is a positive or negative change. To measure the amount of stress a single event can cause two men named Thomas Holmes and Richard Rahe came up with the Social Readjustment Rating Scale. Over time this scale has been modified to accommodated for
Were the groups in this study independent or dependent? Provide a rationale for your answer.
Formulate a testable hypothesis. For this study, I have to define my hypothesis as, “Are stress and health related, in such a way that health decreases as stress increases?” Hypothesis are statements about what will happen in any give situation; if my observations do not match my prediction, the hypothesis will be rejected. Step 2: Select the research method and design the study. - consider how to best test the question. There is no “best” research strategy; each design has its advantages and disadvantages. Who I available to participate I the study? Where should the study take place? How should the behaviors be measured? Psychological researchers test their hypothesis in ways that represent the real-world environment; their question, or hypothesis, has to have meaning, I am not a psychologist, so I will not be testing my hypothesis within a laboratory. In the report of the methods used in a study, information is given so that someone else can reproduce the same circumstances I did. For this reason, I have to be careful in conducting my study. Step 3: Collect the data- The researchers approached more than 100 people (men, women, and children) waiting until they would mind answering a few questions or taking a survey for a psychology study. Step 4: Analyze the data and draw conclusions. - The ratings provided by the participants were grouped by gender, age, adult and child.
The independent variables consisted of 3 consistency types (contingent, neutral and conflicting displays). The dependant variable was the reaction time of participants.
Stress is known to negatively impact health. Psychological responses, such as mood, emotion and coping, influence the way we perceive stress and the impact it has on the physiological response (Chida & Hamer, 2008). Past studies have used the hormone cortisol to test the stress response(Dickerson &
d. What was measured? What were the variables? – The English Worry and Anxiety Questionnaire measured general anxiety disorder symptoms. A high score represented more symptoms. The Penn State Worry Questionnaire measured the severity of trait worrying. The higher the score the more severe. The English Why Worry II measured the correlation of positive beliefs and worry. A high score indicated stronger beliefs in positive correlation. A subscale was also implemented to measure worry aids, worry motivates, worry protects from negative emotions after negative events, the act of worrying prevents negative events, being a high worrier is a good personality trait. The Metacognitions Questionnaire measured beliefs regarding worry, memory and thought awareness. It also consisted of five subscales that measured: positive beliefs,
The questioner that will be administered to the participants will be the Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale and The Rathus Assertiveness Schedule. The Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale comprises of 13 questions related to performance anxiety and 11 concern social situations. The scale is composed of 24 items divided into 2 subscales, 13 items concerning performance anxieties, and 13 items concerning to social situations. The items on the test are first rated from 0 to 3 on fear felt during the situations. Secondly, the same items then are rated regarding avoidance of the situation. Subsequently, the total score of the fear and avoidance are combined and will be utilized to assess if race and ethnicity are significantly impacted by these factors. For the purposes of this perspective, experiment scores will also be assessed separately and assessed to identify if fear or anxiety and avoidance are impacted by assertiveness.
* The Independent part is what you, the experimenter, changes or enacts in order to do your experiment. The dependent variable is what changes when the independent variable changes - the dependent variable depends on the outcome of the independent variable.
This study was an experimental one, as opposed to a correlational study. In experimental studies, a variable is changed to see the effect it has
The Total 72 sample were collected using purposive sampling technique The result indicated that there was no significance difference in pretrait and prestate anxiety among the participate scores. In addition, the education level was no significant in three groups (P = 0.594). Therefore, the randomization method was adequate for random allocation of recruited individuals in three groups. The ANOVA was conducted to compare the posttrait and post state anxiety among three groups. The F-test showed that a significant difference among three groups regarding scores of posttrait and poststate anxiety (P< 0.05). Moreover, the changes of scores in trait and state anxiety were statistically significant (P< 0.05). The Tukey post hoc test was used to compare groups one by one, and the results showed that Benson's relaxation method was similar to systematic desensitization method in decreasing the trait and state anxiety score (P = 0.903). Therefore, both Benson's relaxation and systematic desensitization intervention methods were effective in decreasing of the anxiety score of
The variables that were used in this evaluation were: where the referrals came from, type of contact made, and whether the referral transferred to the children’s mental health unit for case management. While in our research class, we learned about independent and dependent variables. Independent variables are variables that affect the dependent variables (McLeod, 2008). Whereas, the dependent variable, is the variable the researcher wants to measure, thus changes to the independent variable affect the dependent variable (McLeod, 2008). Regarding this research evaluation, the independent variables are where the referrals came from and type of contact made. Whereas the dependent variable, is whether the cases transferred to children’s mental health case management. Per the results of my evaluation, where the referrals come from and the type of contact made certainly contributes to if a case will be opened for children’s
Design - The study is a 2 X 2 ( gender of the students ) X ( infant names) These are considered two indepentent variables. The dependendt variables are the ratings that the students give for each of the six
Items provide an index of how participants “generally” feel. For each item, subjects were requested to give a graded response to self-descriptive statements. Responses for each item are in the range 1–4, so that STAI-T each provide scores ranging from 20 to 80, this higher scores means that reflecting higher levels of anxiety.
a. The study was designed as an experimental research by using independent and dependent variables.