The lecturer would like the research proposal to examine the relationship between Proactive Theory / Proactive Behaviour, GHQ (General Health Questionnaire stress/mental wellbeing), and Sensemaking Theory.
The study should investigate whether proactive individuals demonstrate different levels of stress and different sensemaking abilities.
Possible structure of the research idea:
- Independent Variable: Proactive behaviour/personality
- Dependent Variables:
- Stress / psychological wellbeing (measured with GHQ)
- Sensemaking ability (measured with a sensemaking scale)
The proposal should therefore focus on testing the links between:
- Proactive behaviour and stress
- Proactive behaviour and sensemaking
The lecturer also mentioned possible contexts/populations such as:
- Hospitality
- Travelling
- Exercising
- Day trading
- Other related environments
The study is expected to follow a quantitative research approach using questionnaires/scales, such as:
- GHQ (General Health Questionnaire)
- Proactive Personality/Behaviour Scale
- Sensemaking Scale
The assignment should follow the standard research proposal structure:
- Introduction
- Preliminary Literature Review
- Research Objectives and Research Questions
- Proposed Methodology and Data Analysis
- References/Bibliography
The proposal should clearly explain:
- why the topic is important,
- the theoretical connection between the variables,
- how the data will be collected,
- which statistical methods may be used,
- and how the findings could contribute to existing literature.

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