LITERATURE MATRIX

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Major
Objectives/Research
Questions

Method
Themes/Variables

Method specified in the study:

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Locale: __________________
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Participants/Subjects: _______
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Data Gathering Instrument:
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Data Analysis Used:
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Major Findings

VARIABLES MATRIX
VARIABLES

TYPE OF VARIABLE

(Independent, Dependent,

OPERATIONAL DEFINITION

DATA MEASURE

(Reminder: The operational

definition results to a numeric value
or a nominal/categorical value)

HOW WERE THE VARIABLES

MEASURED IN THE STUDY?)

Job Insecurity

This refers to the steadiness and security of

the job, as well as the frequency with which
respondents have been faced with layoffs.

Job insecurity will be measured using a fouritem scale (Karasek, 1985) assessing the

Workload

This refers to the perceived physical

workload, mental workload, time pressure
and emotional stress experienced by the
nurse.

Workload will be measured using a four-item

questionnaire based on the Standard
Shiftwork Index (SSISSI: Barton, et al., 1995)

Intervening/Moderator)

perceived level of threat of job termination