Question

Using your chosen variables from PART 1, discuss how each of your variables will be measured/operationally defined. Why have you chosen these measure? Be specific! Do not just say "survey" or "interview" - what is the specific name of the measurement you are using to operationally define your variables?! - if you are confused, please review the sample paper and book, or email me!

  

Research Question: How does the increases of work load and family issue contribute to the increased of stress level in some men and women?

Hypothesis: If increases of work load and family issue is a made factor men and women stress because men and women don’t know how to balance work and family.

Independent Variable(s): the increase of work loan and family issue

Dependent Variable(s): stress

Constant Variable(s): men and women

Answer 1

All these variables can be measured using a self-report questionnaire.

• 'Work load' can be defined in terms of the score the participant obtained on the NASA Task Load Index (TLX). The NASA TLX is a self-assessment technique in which participants must subjectively rate their workload along six different workload sub-scales.
• 'Family Issues' can be measured as the score obtained from the Family Questionnaire. The questionnaire assesses family characteristics are responsiveness, communication, organization, social network, and partner relationship.
• 'Stress' can be defined as the score obtained on the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS). It is a measure of the degree to which situations in one's life are appraised as stressful.