Key result
Filling out personal surveys correlates with higher stress levels than mental tasks, walking, or sitting.
Why the study?
The study aimed to evaluate Galvanic Skin Response levels in subjects affected by stress and assess differences across various activities.
Observational (n=30)
Filling out a personal survey elicited higher stress responses measured by Galvanic Skin Response compared to other physical or mental tasks.
Survey-induced GSR rises flag activity-specific stress; leaves open clinical utility in cardiovascular settings pending controlled trials.
The aim of the present paper is to study the Galvanic Skin Response (GSR) level on subjects affected by stress. The device that we have used, connects to the people by finger electrodes to record GSR. The purpose was to find statistical differences between the activities (mental task, walking, sitting and to fill out a survey about their lives) and their stress level. During the experiment, it was found that the survey caused the source of high stress and increasing skin conductance was caused by sweat secretion (mental, physical activity). Is needed to work of collecting data from more subjects because GSR is depended on human behaviour, is variable upon many factors (their eating habits, their emotional state, their gender, their relationship with family, etc) and we need to build a substantial data set for a valid research.
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Dascălu et al. (2019) conducted an observational in Stress (n=30). Stress-inducing activities (survey, mental task) vs. Low-stress activities (sitting, walking) was evaluated on Galvanic Skin Response (GSR) level. Galvanic Skin Response measurements indicated that filling out a personal survey caused the highest level of stress among participants compared to mental tasks, walking, or sitting.
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