Researchers recorded the average depressive-symptom scores of two groups of workers before and six months after their employer reorganised its management roles. A higher score indicates more depressive symptoms.
| Outcome of the reorganisation | Average score before reorganisation | Average score six months later |
|---|---|---|
| Lost a supervisory role and had not regained an equivalent role | 7.4 | 16.8 |
| Kept a supervisory role | 7.2 | 7.8 |
Explain one strength and one weakness of social rank theory using the results of this research.
144 exam-style questions on OCR GCSE Psychology 3.2 Theories/Explanations, covering 3.2.1 Clinical characteristics of schizophrenia, 3.2.2 Key statistics of schizophrenia, 3.2.3 Dopamine hypothesis of schizophrenia, 3.2.4 Brain structure and function in schizophrenia; criticisms, 3.2.5 Social drift theory of schizophrenia, 3.2.6 Schizophrenia research study: Daniel et al. (1991), 3.2.7 Clinical characteristics of clinical depression, 3.2.8 Key statistics of clinical depression, 3.2.9 Social rank theory of clinical depression, 3.2.10 ABC Model of clinical depression, and 3.2.11 Clinical Depression research study: Tandoc et al. (2015). Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.