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Question 33

Green Space Exposure and Anxiety

Some research suggests that exposure to natural environments is linked to mental health, with individuals spending more time in natural green spaces showing lower levels of subjective anxiety compared to those who spend less time. To investigate this further, a psychologist wants to use the correlation technique to examine the relationship between weekly time spent in natural green spaces and self-reported anxiety levels.

Explain how you would conduct a study using the correlation technique to investigate if there is a relationship between a person's weekly time spent in natural green spaces and their self-reported anxiety levels. Justify your decisions as part of your explanation. You must refer to:

  • the sampling technique to obtain participants for the study
  • how you would operationalise the variable 'self-reported anxiety levels'
  • details of how one ethical consideration would be addressed
  • the control of one extraneous variable.

You should use your own experience of practical activities to inform your response.

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