Internalizing Problems (e.g., anxiety, depression)

APA References Assignment

First, list the topic you have chosen.

Topic: _________________________________________________________

Next, you will need to find four peer-reviewed journal articles published in 2010 or later . Each article should describe an empirical study . This means that the authors are describing findings from a new study. Review articles (those that summarize existing research on a topic) will NOT be accepted for this assignment. Make sure that each article you choose has a Method section, a Results section, and a Discussion section. Each article should correspond to one of four periods of the lifespan: (1) infancy, (2) childhood, (3) adolescence, and (4) adulthood.

You can access journal articles through MTSU's library ( https://library.mtsu.edu/home) using the "Scholarly Articles" tab, or you can select “Databases A-Z”, click “P” and use "PsycINFO" or “PsycARTICLES”.  Another option is to use Google Scholar ( https://scholar.google.com/). For each search, you should use at least two search terms which represent (1) your topic and (2) one of the four life stages (i.e., infant, child, adolescent, or adult). You may want to also include a third search term representing a domain of development that you’re interested in (e.g., “physical health”, “cognitive functioning”, “emotion regulation”).  The library has several resources and videos that may be useful: https://library.mtsu.edu/tutorials.

Once you have chosen your four articles, you will need to closely read the Method section of each article to answer the following questions. For question #1, you should describe what the researchers used to measure your topic (e.g., a questionnaire or some other assessment). Be specific – for instance, if a questionnaire was used, you should state the name of the questionnaire or describe what the questionnaire assessed. For #2, you should describe at least one other variable listed in the Measures subsection. You do not need to list all of the measures in the study; only list the one(s) you are most interested in and plan to describe in your final paper. For #3, you should list the ages of the participants when your topic was measured and/or the age when the other variable(s) of interest were measured. At least one of these ages must fall in the designated developmental period.

Make sure that each of your articles meet the following characteristics: (1) published in a peer-reviewed journal, (2) published since 2010, and (3) is an empirical study (NOT a review paper).

Infancy – list title of article & DOI link: ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________

1. How did the researchers measure your topic? _______________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________

2. What other variable(s) did the researchers examine in relation to your topic? ______________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________

3. Age(s) at which relevant variables are measured: ____________________________________________

Childhood – list title of article & DOI link: _________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________

1. How did the researchers measure your topic? _______________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________

2. What other variable(s) did the researchers examine in relation to your topic? ______________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________

3. Age(s) at which relevant variables are measured: ____________________________________________

Adolescence – list title of article & DOI link: ________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________

1. How did the researchers measure your topic? _______________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________

2. What other variable(s) did the researchers examine in relation to your topic? ______________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________

3. Age(s) at which relevant variables are measured: ____________________________________________

Adulthood – list title of article & DOI link: _________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________

1. How did the researchers measure your topic? _______________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________

2. What other variable(s) did the researchers examine in relation to your topic? ______________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________

3. Age(s) at which relevant variables are measured: ____________________________________________

Finally, you should include an APA-7 style reference list on the next page. Resources for creating an APA-7 style reference list are posted on D2L. Be sure to include all 4 references, in alphabetical order by the first author’s last name.

References