Prompt
Summarize the research studys purpose. Your response should be about 25 to 50 words.
Describe the relevance of the publication dates of the citations referenced for the research study. Your response should be about 25 to 50 words. Consider the following:
Are some of those cited sources recent (relevant to date of publication)?
Identify the type of claim the research study makes. Explain your response. Your response should be about 25 to 50 words. Consider the following:
Is the claim frequency based, association based, or causal?
Describe the research method used in the research study. Your response should be about 25 to 50 words. Consider the following:
Is the research method qualitative, quantitative, or mixed?
Describe the research studys data collection method. Your response should be about 50 to 100 words. Consider the following:
Possibilities for data collection include surveys, observations, interviews, archive review, objective or biological measures, or some combination of those listed.
Describe the research studys sample. Your response should be about 50 words. Include the following in your response:
Sample size
Sample characteristics
Describe one type of statistical analysis conducted in the research study. Your response should be about 25 words.
Describe one limitation from the research study. Your response should be about 25 to 50 words.
Describe how this research study could be used in personal and professional practice. Your response should be about 25 to 50 words. Consider the following:
How can the findings from this study be used by people in their work, personal lives, or to help others?
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Module Two Activity
Erica Hopson
Southern New Hampshire University
PSY 222: Research Methods in Psychology
Dominick Hankle
November 7, 2022
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Module Two Activity
Article 1: Corporate Wellness Programmes in Singapore: Effect on Stress, Satisfaction and
Absenteeism
Scholarly or non-scholarly?
Scholarly sources refer to a source of studies that are based on research by specialists and
experts such as educators and psychologists. It complies with the strict principles of conduct
and publishing guidelines. The research study, Corporate wellness program in Singapore:
effect on stress, satisfaction, and absenteeism, is a scholarly article. Firstly, the article was
published by Janice T.S Ho, an expert psychologist at the Ministry of Defense. Additionally,
the author is a professional management consultant, university professor, and researcher.
Secondly, the article’s publisher is identified as Emerald Group Publishing Ltd. All articles
published in this research undergo peer review. Besides, scholarly articles include a reference
list at the end of the work presented for this material. The research study is also scholarly
since an expert has written it under the Journal of Managerial Psychology, a specified field of
study in scientific writing (Hedges, 2015).Hedges, L. V. (2015). Design of empirical
research. Research methods & methodologies in education, pp. 2330.
Empirical or non-empirical?
Empirical research is a research approach that incorporates the use of evidence-based data,
while non-empirical data is based on theoretical data findings. The research study is empirical
since it has described the process used to study the population of employees in organizations
with a wellness program. Also, the methodology of research applied is quantitative, using
questionnaires. The study also included 11 research questions on employee satisfaction,
absenteeism, and stress. Empirical research utilizes the firsthand collection of information
evident in this article based on the results of the t-tests. The methodology utilized has further
been described based on the population and variables researched. Additionally, correlational
research was applied to determine the relationship between the variables. This article used
the Pearson correlation to establish a linear relationship between employee stress, job
satisfaction, and absenteeism variables (Ho, 1997).Ho, J. T. (1997). Corporate wellness
programs in Singapore: Effect on stress, satisfaction, and absenteeism. Journal of Managerial
Psychology.
Article 2: Impact of Worksite Wellness Intervention on Cardiac Risk Factors and One-Year
Health Care Costs
Scholarly or non-scholarly?
Scholarly or non-scholarly? This research study is scholarly. It is published in the American
Journal of Cardiology. The journal is published 24 times a year and has a peer review system.
Empirical or non-empirical?
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Empirical or non-empirical? This study is an empirical study. This study was researched and
data was collected by the authors from 2 different groups of workers. You will read it in the
methods part of the study.
Article 3: Effects of Occupational Stress Management Intervention Programs: A Meta-Analysis
Scholarly or non-scholarly?
Scholarly or non-scholarly? This study is a scholarly one. It is published in the Journal of
Occupational Health Psychology. I know it is scholarly because it stated it is a peer reviewed
journal.
Empirical or non-empirical?
Empirical or non-empirical? This study is non-empirical. They did not do the research as
shown by the different years they took their research from.
Article 4: Enhancing Workplace Wellness Efforts to Reduce Obesity: A Qualitative Study of
Low-Wage Workers in St Louis, Missouri, 20132014
Scholarly or non-scholarly?
This is scholarly. This comes from a peer reviewed journal from the CDC. The article was very
informative.
Empirical or non-empirical?
Empirical or non-empirical? This article is non-empirical . The study was taken from all
different sources and the authors did not do the research.
Article 5: Promoting Prevention Through the Affordable Care Act: Workplace Wellness
Scholarly or non-scholarly?
Scholarly or non-scholarly? This article is scholarly. It is published in Preventing Chronic
Diseases by The Centers For Disease Control. It is a peer reviewed article also.
Empirical or non-empirical?
Empirical or non-empirical? This study is empirical and I know this due to a few of the authors
doing the research as shown in the citations at the bottom of the article.
Article 6: The Risks of Using Workplace Wellness Programs to Foster a Culture of Health
Scholarly or non-scholarly?
Scholarly or non-scholarly? This article is not peer reviewed. This Journal is published through
a a scholarly journal. I am unsure about this one.
Empirical or non-empirical?
Empirical or non-empirical? The author did not do the research so this is non-emperical.
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Article 7: Managing Employee Stress and Wellness in the New Millennium
Scholarly or non-scholarly?
Scholarly or non-scholarly? This research study is scholarly. It comes from the Journal of
Occupational Health Psychology, Vol 22(3), Jul, 2017. Special Issue: Journal of Occupational
Health Psychology at 20. pp. 423- 428,which is a Peer Reviewed Journal.
Empirical or non-empirical?
Empirical or non-empirical? This is an empirical study. I learned this by looking at the original
article in the journal. She was the researcher who put it all together.
Article 8: How Well Do Workplace Wellness Programs Work?
Scholarly or non-scholarly?
Scholarly or non-scholarly? This document is non-scholarly. It is not written for a Journal and
not in any medical publications. This document seems to be just for employers
Empirical or non-empirical?
Empirical or non-empirical? This document is empirical. The author did all the research and
put it together. The author did use some items from scholarly journals.
Article 9: Workplace Wellness Programs: Right or Wrong?
Scholarly or non-scholarly?
Scholarly or non-scholarly? This article in scholarly. It is published in Physician Leadership
Journal. 2015, Vol. 2, Issue 3, pages. 4. It is a peer reviewed journal.
Empirical or non-empirical?
Empirical or non-empirical? I think this article is non-empirical. I do not see where the author
did any of the research.
Article 10: Why Your Workplace Wellness Program Isnt Working
Scholarly or non-scholarly?
Scholarly or non-scholarly? This article is non-scholarly. It is published in business periodical;
Gallup Business Journal. May2014, p6-6. 1p. I looked them up and they are not peer
reviewed. It is made for senior business executives.
Empirical or non-empirical?
Empirical or non-empirical? This is a non-empirical article. There is no research done by the
authors. It was researched by Gallup itself.
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References
Appleby, Julie. (April 16, 2019 Tuesday). How Well Do Workplace Wellness Programs Work?.
NPR Shots. https://advance-lexis-com.ezproxy.snhu.edu/api/document?
collection=news&id=urn:contentItem:5VWW-XFW1-JDH3-S00B-0000000&context=1516831.
Bottles, K. (2015, May 1). Workplace wellness programs: right or wrong? Physician Leadership
Journal, 2(3).
OBoyle, E., & Harter, J. (2014). Why Your Workplace Wellness Program Isnt Working. Gallup
Business Journal, 6.
Richardson, K. M., & Rothstein, H. R. (2008). Effects of occupational stress management
intervention programs: A meta-analysis. Journal of Occupational Health Psychology,
13(1), 6993. https://doi-org.ezproxy.snhu.edu/10.1037/1076-8998.13.1.69
PSY 222 Survey
Careers
1. What motivates you to find a new career?
? Working for a start-up company
? Learning new skills and having my own office
? Obtaining a management position within my current organization
? Obtaining a management position with a new organization
? Other (please specify) __________________________
2. Which of the topics would you be MOST interested in having discussed at an upcoming
career forum?
(Please circle the number that best represents your response.)
? Helping students prepare for graduate school
? Obtaining a promotion at your current position while completing your SNHU degree
? Balancing work/life responsibilities while attending college
? Searching for a job after graduation
3. How many times have you met with a career counselor to discuss potential careers, practice
interviewing, and complete a career interest inventory?
? None
? 1 to 2 times
? 3 to 8 times
? 9 to 20 times
? 21 to 24 times
? More than 24 times
4. Do you agree with publishers that reading a textbook is the best way to learn about careers?
(Please place an x by your response.)
? _____Yes
? _____No
? _____Unsure
5. Sometimes students at colleges or universities complete an internship or practicum course
as part of their degree requirements. Do you believe this requirement is:
(Please circle the number that best represents your response.)
? not helpful when searching for a new job
? neither helpful nor unhelpful when searching for a new job
? somewhat helpful when searching for a new job
? moderately helpful when searching for a new job
? very helpful when searching for a new job
? extremely helpful when searching for a new job
PSY 222 Survey
Social Justice in the United States
1. Is social justice an important topic to you?
? Yes
? No
2. If yes, why do you care about social justice?
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_________
3. Have you ever engaged in discriminatory behavior toward another individual?
? Yes
? No
4. If yes, why did you engage in this behavior?
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_________
5. Please rate the follow social justice issues in terms of importance to you by circling the
number that corresponds to your answer:
Discrimination based on
Very
unimportant
Sex
Race
Age
Sexual Orientation
Music Preference
Religion
Language
Ability (Disability)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Very
important
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
6. Please rank the following items based on the areas in which you would most like to see
national reform (from 1 [most important issue] to 5 [least important issue]):
I would like to see national reform related to
? Policing
_____
? Healthcare Coverage _____
? Minimum Wage
_____
? Gun Rights
_____
? Foreign Trade
_____
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
7. Please place an x on the following lines to indicate how effective you believe current
national, governmental efforts are in addressing discrimination in the U.S. in the following
ways:
Discrimination in hiring practices
Bad————————————————-Good
Discrimination in medical services
Bad————————————————-Good
Discrimination in education
Bad————————————————-Good
Discrimination in income
Bad————————————————-Good
Discrimination in housing
Bad————————————————-Good
