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The mediated effects model shown in Figure 3.1, explains that rather than amplifying orweakening the impact of employment type environment on health, stressors and copingmediate the influence of these factors. Employment type may damage health but thestressors may in turn damage the health further. Similarly, the occurrence of stressorsmay damage health but may also stimulate coping; which may in turn improve health(Wheaton, 1985).3.2 Research InstrumentThe survey instrument consists of a six-page self administrated questionnaire as perAppendix A attached. The first section was intended to identify the existence of stressamongst respondents while the second section was to trace the source of stress as well asmeasure the psychological health symptoms (mental-ill health) of the respondents. Thethird section was to identify the coping techniques used by the respondents. In summarythe questionnaire was divided into four sections as follows: -Section 1 :Section 2 :Section 3 :Items related to psychological health symptomsSources of stressThe coping techniques for stressSection 4 : Demographic factors3.2.1 Section 1 (Questionnaire)Crown Crisp Experiential Index (CCEI) , formerly known as the MiddlesexQuestionnaire (Crown and Crisp 1966) was adopted in this part of the questionnaire. Itconsisted of twenty-five items (traits) in a five-point Likert-type scales that ranged from32