Subjects
The population needed for this study was “professionals,” defined as someone in a full time position in an organization with multiple levels of management. In order to obtain participants, a convenience sample was used. There were 74 participants and the population explored consisted of both men and women of different organizational positions from multiple organizational settings. The ages of the participants varied; the youngest participant was 21 and the oldest was 61. The mean age of participants was 40.95. A greater number of females than males completed the study; 64.9 percent of the participants were female whereas 35.1 percent were male. The majority of the participants were Caucasian. Of the participants, 68.9 percent were married, 24.3 percent were single, 4.1 percent were divorced, 1.35 percent were widowed, and 1.35 percent were engaged. In respect to their work environment, the number of years at their current place of employment varied from less than one year to 32 years. Of the 74 participants, 39 were in lower management, 21 were in middle management, and 11 were in upper management; 2 participants failed to respond to this question. The participants worked in 50 different organizational settings including school districts, pharmaceutical companies, churches, hospitals, and real estate offices.