Methods and Measures

Hypothesis:

Children who have had adverse childhood experiences are less likely to maintain positive relationships in adulthood.
Describe your measures.
Describe the Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) Questionnaire (e.g., name, constructs measured, number of items, type of items, reliability, and validity evidence). And the Childhood Experiences Scale (CES;

Aldwin, Levenson, Cupertino, & Spiro, 1998). Explain how you will use each measure in this study.

 

Step-by-Step Instructions

  • Review the following resources before starting this assignment.
  • Describe your measures.
    • Determine which variables you will need to measure in your proposed study.
    • Visit the Mental Measurements yearbook and identify appropriate measures for each variable you must measure. Review the options available in the database to determine the most appropriate measure for each variable.
    • Describe each measure (e.g., name, constructs measured, number of items, type of items, reliability, and validity evidence). Explain how you will use each measure in your study.
  • Describe your materials and settings. Describe any materials that you would use in the proposed study. Examples of materials that a research study might require include stickers provided for reinforcement, electronic devices that are part of an intervention or observation tool, props, or other items required to conduct the study. You do not need to repeat the information about your measures in the materials section. Describe your research setting, such as the physical environment where you will collect data.
  • Describe your research procedures. Provide a step-by-step description of what your study would entail. What will participants do from start to finish in your study? Be as specific and detailed as possible to ensure that another researcher could follow your method section and conduct the study.
    • Discuss the informed consent procedures.
    • Provide a step-by-step description of what your study would entail.
  • Provide an evaluation of the ethical, legal, individual, and socio-cultural considerations involved in your proposed study.
    • Review the APA Ethics Code, paying close attention to Sections A and B, to prepare for this part of the assignment. If applicable, review any other codes of ethics that may be relevant to your proposed study.
    • Discuss the steps you would take to ensure you meet the ethical standards of research and assessment described in the APA Ethics Code.
    • Evaluate any ethical, legal, individual, and socio-cultural issues that may arise in your study and how you might address these.

Describe each measure (e.g., name, constructs measured, number of items, type of items, reliability, and validity evidence). Explain how you will use each measure in your study.

Materials and Setting

Describe any materials that you would use in the proposed study. Examples of materials that a research study might require include stickers provided for reinforcement, electronic devices that are part of an intervention or observation tool, props, or other items that may be required to conduct the study. You do not need to repeat the information about your measures in the materials section. Describe your research setting, such as the physical environment where you will collect data.

Procedures

Provide a step-by-step description of what your study would entail. What will participants do from start to finish in your study? Be as specific and detailed as possible to ensure that another researcher could follow your method section and conduct the study.

Ethical, Legal, Individual, and Socio-Cultural Considerations

Discuss the steps would you take to ensure you meet the ethical standards of research described in the APA Ethics Code. Evaluate the ethical, legal, individual, and socio-cultural issues that may arise in your study and how you might address these.

References

Include a reference list as needed.