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c) To identify if there are different coping strategies (i.e. problem focus,emotional focus and fight-flight focus) practiced by self-employed andorganization employed accountants in Malaysiad) To analyze demographic factors against sources of stress and copingstrategies, and further analyze if they differ between organizationallyemployed and self-employed accountants in Malaysia.e) The association between employment type among accountants in Malaysiaand their psychological symptoms of stress, with further exploration on therelationship of two more independent variables (i.e. stressors and copingstrategies) using the stress model explained in Chapter 3.1.3 Scope of studyThis study is confined to professional accountants who are registered with the MalaysianInstitute of Accounting (MIA). This study is also confined to exploring the associationbetween employment type, work stressors, coping strategies and psychological healthsymptoms. Other characteristics such as individual’s personality and etc., which affectthe stress-strain relationship, are outside the scope of this study. Finally, needless tohighlight that this study is confined in its scope linking to hypotheses as furtherdeliberation into medical or mental ill-health will entail greater research time.6