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Psychology 465 Experimental Psychology

Seventh Assignment: Possible Project Idea

Note that this is just the beginning of the process of coming up with your Independent Research Project. I will look over your ideas, let you know if I think it will work, make suggestions, etc.

Make sure your proposed study meets the following criteria:

My study is interesting because it focuses on the current matters which are affecting the students today, I chose to do a study on Homophobic bullying in school to find out the factors that lead to bullying and how it can be stopped. It is also interesting to other people because bullying is a common topic, which is being studied by many people and also it is affecting many people in society due to homophobia. It is fair to carry out since it uses a case study design, which does not require a lot of time compared to other research designs like the longitudinal design. My reference is the article “Supportive, Not Punitive, Practices Reduce Homophobic Bullying and Improve School Connectedness” by Jack K. Day, Shannon D. Snapp and Stephen T. Russell. The link for this article is https://www.apa.org/images/sgd-sgd0000195_tcm7-211963.pdf

Provide a link to the article that you are using as the basis for your proposed study.

Be prepared to discuss the article and your proposed study in class.

Answer the following questions:

1. Supply the APA-style reference of your article

2. What is your research question or topic? Make sure to phrase it in the form of a question.

How can homophobic bullying be reduced to improve school connectedness among young people?

3. What is/are the independent variable(s)?

Independent variables are those variables that the researcher manipulates in order to determine the effect and influence they have on the dependent variable. In my study, the independent variables are supportive practices, social upbringing, and punitive practices

4. What is/are the dependent variable(s)?

The dependent variable is a criterion variable, which attempts to indicate total influence arising from an effect of the independent variable

5. Why is this topic interesting?

This topic is interesting because the LGBTQ community is growing gradually especially with the government has allowed same-sex marriages. However there are as many homophobic people who do not agree with this concept and therefore they end up bullying the culprits. This topic will enable me to come up with a way to reduce homophobic bullying among the school going children. Homophobia has been reported to be rampant in schools which make some students record failing grades. The issues revolving around my topic makes it interesting since everyone can relate to them.

6. What is the relationship of the proposed study to the research article?

The proposed study relates to the article in such a way that it is a modification of the articles. A lot of information has been borrowed from the article. Therefore there is a lot of similarity between the proposed study and the article.

7. Provide a brief description of methods for your proposed study.

The methods I will use for the proposed study is a case study research design. Here, I will use primary and secondary sources of information to complete my study. I will send questionnaires to schools and collect them after some time for analysis. I will interview the teachers in the schools I am using for my case study. After collecting all the information I require, I will do an analysis and provide the results, conclusion, and recommendation

8. Does the proposed study involve any equipment that may be problematic? If so, elaborate.

The study does not involve any equipment that may be problematic to use because it involves simple equipment, which makes work easier.

9. Does the proposed study involve any custom computer programming? If so, elaborate.

No

10. In terms of Participants, indicate whether you will be (a) using the class via online posting, (b) the class via in-class data collection, and/or (c) outside volunteers. Bear in mind that you should be using the class unless there is some special reason why that is not practical.

I will use the class via in-class data collection because that will be the best way to gather information for my study. All my classmates will be able to access the questions for my study and give me their feedback as fast as possible.

11. Does the proposed study involve any special participant requirements that may be problematic? If so, elaborate.

The proposed study does not involve any special participant requirement that may be problematic because it involves my classmates and the teachers in my school

12. What do you expect to learn from the proposed study?

I expect to learn how the parents should teach their children how to appreciate everyone in society despite their sexual orientation. Also, I expect to learn how schools can incorporate supportive practices in their program to protect those people who are victims of homophobic bullying. These supportive practices should lead to the students performing better because they are not discriminated.

References

Day J, Snapp S& Russell S (2016). Supportive, Not Punitive, Practices Reduce Homophobic Bullying and Improve School Connectedness. Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity, 3(4), 416-425.