Methodology Assignment
Read the course material and additional readings, as necessary.
Write a 3- to 5-page description of the research methods you will use to address your research question in your final proposal.
- Participants: Include a revised version of what you wrote for your participant recruitment plan.
- Instruments: Provide a concise description of the specific instruments you plan to propose to use. Include a brief discussion of each instrument’s psychometric properties (i.e., purpose, validity, reliability, etc.). Include the scoring procedure for each instrument. If you are proposing a qualitative study, describe your interview questions or whatever other instrument you will be using to gather data here.
- Procedures: Describe specifically how you will propose to carry out your study.
Use appropriate APA style and citations.
Some required reading that may help of course you can step outside of this list
Required Readings
- Advanced Methods in Family Therapy Research, Ch. 12–15, 18, & 19
- Baucom, D. H., Hahlweg, K., & Kuschel, A. (2003). Are waiting-list control groups needed in future marital therapy outcome research? Behavior Therapy, 34, 179–188.
- Corrigan, P. W., & Salzer, M. S. (2003). The conflict between random assignment and treatment preference: Implications for internal validity. Evaluation and Program Planning, 26, 109–121.
- Matthews, E. E., Cook, P. F., Terada, M., & Aloia, M. S. (2010). Randomizing research participants: Promoting balance and concealment in small samples. Research in Nursing & Health, 33, 243–253.
- Crane, E. R. (1985). Single-case experimental designs in family therapy research: Limitations and considerations. Family Process, 24, 69–77.
- Lundervold, D. A., & Belwood, M. F. (2000). The best kept secret in counseling: Single-case (N = 1) experimental designs. Journal of Counseling and Development, 78, 92–102.
- Lavee, Y., & Ben-Ari, A. (2007). Relationship of dyadic closeness with work-related stress: A daily diary study. Journal of Marriage and Family, 69, 1021–1035.
- Starr, L. R., & Davila, J. (2011). Temporal patterns of anxious and depressed mood in generalized anxiety disorder: A daily diary study. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 50, 131–141.
- Whalen, C. K., Odgers, C. L., Reed, P. L., & Henker, B. (2011). Dissecting daily distress in mothers of children with ADHD: An electronic diary study. Journal of Family Psychology, 25, 402–411.
- Breen, R. (2007). A practical guide to focus-group research. Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 30(3), 463–475.
- Flicker, S., Travers, R., Guta, A., McDonal, S., & Meagher. (2007). Ethical dilemmas in community-based participatory research: Recommendations for institutional review boards. Journal of Urban Health: Bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine, 84, 478–493.
