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play an important part in the experience of stress. Therefore the present study utilises methodologies which take
into account both daily hassles and major life events. Indeed the AI methodologies used had been designed to
assess daily hassles, whereas the MSIT takes into account major life events, although it is possible that not all of
the same participants took part in both the qualitative and quantitative phases.
8) Log & Interview Result Synthesis
Synthesised results suggest that when used together, daily logs and semi-structured interviews can provide a
wide-range of convincing outcomes some of which mirror each other whereas other results diverging. From the log
results it was suggested that two predominant areas were of interest and made the biggest positive impact on
individuals’ working lives. These were:
• Peer Support, i.e. positive relationships with colleagues which would help employees to deal with difficult
working situations.
• Work Completion, i.e. a feeling of being productive in the workplace.
As with any other qualitative work a large number of categories were mentioned throughout the log phase,
but many of these were wide-ranging and not as uniform as were peer support and work completion. In a similar
manner, a number of clear and effective categories of data were developed from the interview data. The interview
schedule was informed by the results of the log phase and therefore questions looking at what was working well
involved enquiries as to the impact of peer support and work completion. However, the questions asked were open