Email Template: Presented below is the template for the email which I had sent to the three interview subjects. Good morning Mrs/ Mr X, I trust that you are well. I am contacting you to ask whether it would be possible for us to set up a meeting during which I would ask you a few short questions regarding teenage stress for my LO Research Task. Thank you for your time. Warm regards, Lerato Malahleha Interview Questions: 1. What role do you play in the life of the average teenager embarking on the major decision of selecting his/her prospective subjects? 2. Would you say that the decision itself is a stressful one and if so, how is it stressful? 3. What key pieces of advice have you given teenagers who embark on this decision …show more content…
What would you maintain are the most important things to consider when making this decision? 5. Is subject choice truly a thing that teenagers must worry about or would you say that the dilemma itself is overly inflated? 6. [Specifically for the psychologists and psychological analysts] Is there any insight that you can offer into the mind of the average teenager when encountering such a critical decision? 7. Should teenagers be offered this choice or is it one which simply adds unnecessary pressure on teenagers? Tally Table used for recording the current stress levels of an average high school student in grades 10, 11 and 12: Grades Are you currently stressed? Yes No 10 11 12 I asked up to thirty members of each grade whether or not they considered themselves to be stressed and recorded the results in the following tally table which I used to supplement my research. Questionnaire: The effects of subject choice on the stress levels of an average high school student by Lerato Malahleha (Please tick the correct circles and take note that this questionnaire is double-sided) 1. What subjects do you take? o Accounting o …show more content…
How often do you feel that you get to relax and have no pressure from school tasks? o On most weekends o On some weekends o Every afternoon o Very rarely o Only during the holidays 5. Did you feel that the process of choosing subjects was a stressful decision? o Yes o No 6. Refer to question 5 if you answered yes then why? o A lot of pressure was created by your parents to choose certain subjects o You had no idea what you wanted to do as a career o You put a lot of pressure on yourself to excel at your subjects o You didn’t know what to really expect from each subject 7. If you have dropped a subject, how did you feel afterwards? (ignore this question if you have never dropped a subject) o Relieved o Anxious o Excited o Ambivalent (mixed emotions) 8. If your chosen career didn’t require the subjects that you take, would you still be taking those subjects? o Yes o No 9. If the pressure of subject choices was removed and you were given a prescribed list of subjects to take (like in grade 8 and 9) but each subject had a manageable workload, would you be less stressed than you are now? o Yes o No 10. Refer to question 9, why? o You love your subjects o You didn’t like the other subjects offered in grade