Empirical Study/Suicide prevention research

Required components:

• Empirical Study Summary – 60 points
  • Each student will find ONE empirical study journal article.
  • Each student must have a different empirical study journal article. Communicate with your group members to ensure that everyone has a different journal article.
  • SAVE a copy of your article in PDF form. You will submit this on Blackboard.
  • Each student will write one 3-5 page, typed, double-spaced paper (Empirical Study Summary)
    • Include APA-style in-text citations
    • Include an APA-style reference for the publication at the end
  • The Empirical Study Summary should include the following information:
    • An introduction to the topic/study – see article’s Introduction section
      • Variable definitions
      • The author’s/authors’ rationale for conducting the study
        • e.g., theoretical foundations and/or previous research findings
      • Aim of the study: What research questions were the researchers trying to answer and/or what predictions did they make? – these might be in a Current Investigation section
    • The methodology used for the study (i.e., a thorough description of how the study was conducted) – see article’s Method section
      • Sample characteristics
        • total # of participants (including the # in each group, if applicable)
        • gender (% or # of each)
        • ethnicity (% or # of each)
        • Any other sample information helpful for interpreting the results (socioeconomic status, education level, etc)
      • Study Design – read the Research Methods section (Ch. 1) in your textbook for information on these terms
        • Cross sectional study or longitudinal study
        • Correlational study or (true) experimental study
      • Study procedures
        • Describe how the study was conducted
          • Did participants come into a lab to complete self-report measures?
          • Did participants complete self-report measures online?
          • Did they complete any tasks?
      • Study Measures
        • Describe any measures that were used to assess the variables
    • The study’s results/findings – see article’s Results section
      • Describe the results of the study
        • For correlational studies: How was variable X related to variable Y?
        • For group difference studies: Does group 1 having higher levels of variable X than group 2?
    • An interpretation of the study’s findings – see article’s Discussion section
      • Why do the researchers think that they found what they found?
    • Limitations of the study and directions for future research – see article’s Discussion section
  • IMPORTANT: This is a writing assignment—the writing must be in your own
    • DO NOT copy/paste written work from another source
    • NO direct quotations – paraphrase the information from the article
    • Your work will be screened for plagiarism. Refer to the syllabus for the course policy on academic misconduct.

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    The
    presentation must include PowerPoint
    slides.

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    Include
    YOUR name at the bottom of your PowerPoint slides

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    Each
    student will present for approximately 4 – 5 minutes. It is important to limit the
    length of your presentation to 5 minutes.