A research report on a study of the relationship between sex and anxiety level is required. Information about the study and the result and statistical analysis are provided. Please complete the report according to the report format document included.
Title:
An investigation into the possible relationship between sex and anxiety levels on the working memory capacity of adults from the working population
Aim of the study:
The aim of the study is to explore the difference between two independent variables of anxiety levels and sex on the dependent variable of working memory capacity (WMC) in adults within the working population. The objective is to determine whether WMC is sensitive to sex and anxiety.
The hypotheses:
Methods:
Design
The study employed a factorial design by using the behavioural measures of two self-reported questionnaires to examine the differences in WMC with regards to sex and anxiety level. Participants were invited to take part in a Qualtrics project via emails and/or the social media of Facebook and WhatsApp. The Qualtrics project includes background information of the study, demographic questions, six questions taken from the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory – Short Form (Marteau & Bekker, 1992) for state anxiety level, twenty questions from the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (Form Y) (Spielberger, 1983) for trait anxiety level and thirty questions from The Working Memory Questionnaire (Vallat-Azouvi, Pradat-Diehl & Azouvi, 2012) for working memory capacity.
Participants
Working adults without a medical diagnosis linked to anxiety were recruited from emails and social media. Thirty-seven responses were received in the one-week data collection process. However, eight responses where participants did not fully consent, two responses with more than two questions remained unanswered in any part of the Qualtric project, and two responses from participants with an anxiety-related medical diagnosis were removed. Valid data was collected from twenty-five participants (15 females and 10 males) aged 19 to 69. Participants are native English speakers or fluent in English.
References:
Marteau, T. M., & Bekker, H. (1992). The development of a six-item short-form of the state scale of the Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI). British Journal of Clinical Psychology,31(3), 301-306. doi:10.1111/j.2044-8260.1992.tb00997.x
Spielberger, C. D. (1983). State-Trait Anxiety Inventory for Adults. PsycTESTS Dataset. doi:10.1037/t06496-000
Vallat-Azouvi, C., Pradat-Diehl, P., & Azouvi, P. (2012). The Working Memory Questionnaire: A scale to assess everyday life problems related to deficits of working memory in brain injured patients. Neuropsychological Rehabilitation, 22(4), 634-649. doi:10.1080/09602011.2012.681110
