Methodology

Sampling

Due to time constraints of the study, we chose to do accidental/convenience sampling. Our targeted population involved 54 Nanyang Polytechnic Students who are currently pursuing their Second Year in Diploma in Occupational Therapy here in Singapore.

Such a choice of target group allowed us to get efficient responses and results, allowing us to quickly analyse our results and to focus on more crucial aspects of our study.

Target population: Year 2 OT students in NYP

Population size: 54

The reasons for choosing Year 2 OT students in NYP is due to easy access. Also choosing Year 2 OT students would eliminate as many extraneous variables as possible. As stress may affect emotional well being, Year 2 students would likely experience similar stressful events as they are undergoing the same course and modules.

Data Collection

We disseminated the questionnaire and made a brief introduction regarding the purpose of our study. 2 questionnaires were sent out to the Year 2 OT cohort via email where they were expected to complete the questionnaire once. The 2 questionnaires are the Godin Leisure-Time Exercise Questionnaire and the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale.

Valid responses:

Although we sent out the surveys via email to all 54 Year 2 Occupational Therapy Students, only 35 targeted respondents completed the survey, all the responses were accepted.