... which involved me telling them the general gist of the exercise (although not giving away the true nature of the study), and reading them their rights as participants (for example they could withdraw their results at any time). I then compiled a total of two simple 'tick-box' style questionnaires for participants to fill in. Each requiring them to rate on a scale of 0-5 (with 0 being the least and 5 being the most) the subject I had asked them to. As I wanted all ages and types of people to be able to complete the questionnaires, I also included an 'N/A' box, as some subjects would not apply to everybody. The first questionnaire asked participants to rate how stressful they found everyday situations and problems. The second questionnaire asked them to rate how prone they were to some common illnesses and ailments, such as headaches, loss of appetite and ...

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