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This announcement provides details about the final exam, including the date, format, topics covered, and study guide. It also shares initial findings from the Gender Differences Diary Study conducted in 2014.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS LAST CLASS– today! Final Exam: Tuesday, May 10, 11:45 – 2:45 NO ALTERNATE DATE, EXCEPT FOR EXTREME CASES INSTRUCTOR EVALUATION: http://sakai.rutgers.edu ONLY 22 HAVE RESPONDED--PLEASE DO SO! Study Guide: On Web site, Final Exam Review
Final Exam Format: Multiple Choice only Topics Covered: Everything since mid-term; up to and including Class 26 – Humor and Health + Langer Studies How to Study: PowerPoint Study Guide (as a guide--not exhaustive) Final counts for 40% of total grade Final Grade: Midterm = 30% Final = 35% Quizzes = 20% Diary Study = 15% Extra-cred. Diary = 02% TOTAL = 102 pts; Perfect score = 100 pts.
Diary Study 2014: Initial Findings Correlations to Health Health Happy .09 Sad -.29 ** Anxious -.28 * Angry -.30 ** Negative affect total -.31** Relation Stress -.15 Work Stress -.44 ** * p < .05, ** p < .01
What Affects Health More, Negative Emotions or Stress? Correl. Work Stress and Health, controlling for neg. emotions -.38, p = .001 Correl. Neg. emotions and Health, controlling for work stress. -.19, p = .10
Diary Study: Initial Findings Men(n = 13) Vs. Women (n = 45) Correlations to Health Happy .35 Sad -.42 Anxious -.22 Angry -.33 Relation Stress -.42 Work Stress -.30 Correlations to Health Happy -.09 Sad -.28 Anxious -.11 Angry -.31 * Relation Stress -.11 Work Stress -.29 Men Women
Main Themes Surprised and not surprised by findings Degree of work stress Relationships: Can’t live with them, can live without them? Mixed emotions: Happiness vs. sadness, and happiness and sadness Importance of disclosure Wishing could disclose more in diaries Comments?