Results Assignment

Read the course material and additional readings, as necessary.

Write a 1- to 2-page paper describing how you would will propose that you will statistically test each hypothesis if you were actually carrying out your research. If qualitative, what type of coding will you use?

Note what results you plan to obtain.

Include a conclusion section. Discuss why your study will make significant contribution to the literature and the potential limitations of your study.

Use appropriate APA style and citations.

Some readings that may help you can step outside of this list for sources.

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.