A researcher wants to design a study that investigates the effects of engagement with animals on the emotional health of patients in long-term inpatient care. In order to measure the variable "emotional health," what must the researcher first develop?
A) An inductive method of researching emotional health
B) A conceptual definition of emotional health
C) An operational definition of emotional health
D) A metaparadigm of emotional health

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The researcher must first develop an operational definition of emotional health, which specifies how the variable will be measured or quantified in the study.

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