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explored. Another limitation is that representative samples of Malaysian ethnics were notpossible due to time limitations thus the coping strategies could reflect different resultswith more inclusion of other ethnics. This research also could not obtain all responsesfrom all states in Malaysia even tough it managed to obtain a fairly good coverage.5.4 Recommendation for future researchThe question that race to our mind when the above analysis are reviewed is ; do theaccountants differ in terms of certain characteristics? There seem to be some evidence onthis fact and a fundamental understanding of behaviour type is crucial to understand thisprofessional group.Future research in this area should adopt a longitudinal design using a random basedsampling. Follow-up studies are also required, using the standard measures ofphysiological health to provide valid comparison. If time constraint is avoidable, biggersamples should be taken to review the consistency of the result and outcome. Studiescould take into different dimension by separate survey on junior accountants and senioraccountants to see some pattern of stress coping strategies. The same study can beconducted in Malaysia with different occupations.67