How to approach the statistical analysis of a quantitative observational study?

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LstudentK

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My project is exploring how mental health conditions (MHC) affect compassion fatigue (CF) development.

My participants are clinical therapists and have provided the following data:

There are 8 categories for MHCs (Anxiety, Depression, and 6 more) - they have provided a percentage of their own exposure to each for a total of a value of 100.

Self-reported intensity for each of the MHCs they are exposed to - they have rated this intensity on a 10 point scale.

Using an externally developed scale for CF development - I have gathered each participant's risk factor for CF development on a 5 point scale (extremely low, low, moderate, high, and extremely high).

I want to test if MHC exposure is related to an increased CF risk factor as well as intensity as a factor.

I am unfamiliar with how to approach this and would appreciate any insight.
 
Karabiner

Karabiner

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How large is you sample size?
I want to test if MHC exposure is related to an increased CF risk factor as well as intensity as a factor.
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What is "intensity as a factor"? From your description, as variables you have 8 intensity measures and the "scale for CF development".
I am unfamiliar with how to approach this and would appreciate any insight.
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What kind of project is it, and what does your supervisor contribute?

With kind regards

Karabiner
 
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LstudentK

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Karabiner said:
How large is you sample size?

What is "intensity as a factor"? From your description, as variables you have 8 intensity measures and the "scale for CF development".

What kind of project is it, and what does your supervisor contribute?

With kind regards

Karabiner
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Sample size will be around 50 participants upon completion due to time limitations.

Regarding intensity, that was poor wording on my part. I was referring to testing if intensity also contributes to an increase in CF risk factor.

The CF scale is a questionnaire, developed by Charles R. Figley (1995), used to assess the level of risk of CF development (CF as a concept was coined by him and is the amalgamation of burnout syndrome and secondary traumatic stress).

This is a dissertation for my psychology BSc. I have run into adverse personal issues that have left me playing catch up well after my supervisor's allocated time for providing assistance. Hence turning to this forum.
 
Karabiner

Karabiner

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Did you consider multiple linear regression? The dependent variable has only 5 levels, but maybe can be treated
as roughly interval scaled.

With kind regards

Karabiner
 
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