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RESEARCH SURVEY 2
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In Michigan, depression has emerged as a public health issue in which researches have been conducted on the same. A report by Ball State University indicates that mental health in Michigan is a national crisis. Dysthymia depression and depressive disorder are the main leading causes of premature deaths through suicides among people of Detroit, Wayne County. According to Young et al., (2008), people of Michigan experience at least 3.7 mentally sick days within a month. This 3.7 experience depicts a high depression rate among the people in which suicidal incidences for the past five years have increased.
The research hypothesis is that the suicidal incidences among depresses people in Detroit, Wayne County, have decreased within the past five years. The research involves the assessment of various variables, both independent and dependent. In establishing whether suicidal incidences among depressed people have decreased for the past five years or not, an independent variable is the past five years, while dependent variables are suicidal incidences and depressed people (Brulé, 2017). Under this research, a researcher looks at how suicides resulting from A depression change within a given period whereby there is an assessment of how behaviors of depressed people contribute to suicide. It means that the research will involve further evaluation of how behavioral changes within five years impact the increase or decrease of suicide
A survey approach helps in description or explanation of the characteristics of a group of depressed individuals in Detroit, Wayne County. Through this approach, a researcher identifies a specific location from which data regarding depression prevalent this collected. Also, the survey approach aids the setting of predetermined questions to an entire group of individuals. A researcher can quickly gain general information regarding a target population of interest to assist in preparing for focused, in-depth study through the use of time-intensive methods such as in-depth interviews. Further, a researcher will get more candid and valid answers since the survey approach is anonymous. Through this anonymity, respondents tend to be open and honest with their answers.
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Research Question
1. Does depression contribute to suicidal thoughts?
2. Have the suicidal incidences decreased for the past five years?
3. What do you think about the depression prevalent in Detroit?
4. What happens during the first five years of depression?
5. What are efforts underway to prevent suicidal incidences in Wayne County?
Operationalization is critical because it determines how a researcher measures emotions or concepts. A problem is defined, sample size taken, measurable variables identified, and building of study is done to study the crucial trend n suicidal incidences within the past five years. The concept and conceptualization of the concept clearly defined and illustrated by the theoretical foundation are the first step to start with.
Measure
Survey questions and interview questions are two key measures in the research to which participants respond. Respondents will get interviewed on the above five questions to get detailed knowledge of whether the suicidal incidences have decreased for the past five years or not. Interview questions are framed under the context of measuring the attitudes and opinions of the respondents toward the study topic. The Liker scale allows a respondent to provide detailed information on disagreeing or agreeing with specific information.
The levels of measurement are encompassing the description of the relationship between depression and suicidal incidences. The higher is not assumed to indicate “more” of something and lower numbers to reveal “less.” Ordinal level of measurement would how respondents feel or think about depression and suicidal incidences in Detroit (Brulé, 2017). The ordinal measurement may involve whether they feel very unhappy or okay with increased suicidal cases. As a result, non-numeric concepts like satisfaction, discomfort, and happiness are typically measured.
Design
The survey questions provide unbiased data collection avenues and the development of sensible decisions founded on evaluated results. The questions allow participants to state their view or perception regarding suicidal incidences and how they thing depression contributes. The wording is prescribed, and the order of questions ensures that all respondents receive the same stimuli and understand the questions to give honest answers (Nardi, 2018). These research questions are in line with research objectives and provide complete information for sound analysis and interpretation.
Control for Order Effects
The best strategy to adopt in controlling order of effects is to give the same survey questions every time. Through counterbalancing, a researcher counterbalances the order of effects for the respondents by alternating the order in which respondents perform in different effects.
Control for Social Desirability
The control for social desirability bias is through the use of a social desirability scale in which several questions are asked to identify where a participant falls along the scale (Larson, 2019). Based on the participants’ scores, a researcher can establish how many participants with specific scores to include or exclude from the survey.
Control for Leading Questions
A researcher can avoid bias resulting from asking the leading questions through keeping the survey questions clear and simple whereby a researcher should not lead a participant to a particular answer, give all options to a question (Larson, 2019). The researcher’s survey needs to be reviewed by a person with more distance from the study topic to help in removing bias.
References
Brulé, G., & Veenhoven, R. (2017). The ‘10 excess’ phenomenon in responses to survey questions on happiness. Social Indicators Research, 131(2), 853-870.
Nardi, P. M. (2018). Doing survey research: A guide to quantitative methods. Routledge.
Young, A. S., Klap, R., Shoai, R., & Wells, K. B. (2008). Persistent Depression and Anxiety in the United States: Prevalence and Quality of Care. Psychiatric Services, 59(12), 1391–1398. https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.2008.59.12.1391
