PSYC 515 M1 RESEARCH SURVEY INSTRUCTIONS 1
RESEARCH P S IROJECT URVEY NSTRUCTIONS
OVERVIEW
Religiosity and spirituality can influence every facet of a person’s life. Studies show their
relationship with job satisfaction, anxiety, stress, political ideology, and overall happiness, to
name a few (note I’m not citing articles because you will need to find relevant articles for
whichever of these you choose – however, in a research paper one could not make these
assertions without appropriate citations). Religiosity and spirituality can also be examined across
the lifespan or in relation to aspects from one’s childhood. However, how people define and
examine religiosity and spirituality varies considerably. To scaffold the expectations of this
assignment, you will be designing a study using variables from a pre-approved list.
INSTRUCTIONS
This document is a supplement for the Research Design assignment. Read this entire document
so you can see the scope of your options for variables and how they are operationally defined.
Then, select your variables from the following:
Select at least one demographic variable from the “Demographic Variables” section
below. Remember - a is used to describe your sample - the demographic variable
variable is NOT part of your research question or your analysis. A demographic variable
helps provide the scope of external validity of your research (example – if only people
between the ages of 18 – 25 ( = 20.3, = 2.5) complete your survey, then the M S
descriptive statistics from the demographic question lets people know your conclusions
are restricted to a population of this age group). Again, it is NOT included in your
statistical analysis or hypothesis. It is merely used to describe your sample. You should
not discuss your demographic variable in your introduction as a variable of interest.
Select TWO variables of interest as a basis for a hypothesis – one from each section
(Variable of Interest #1 and Variable of Interest #2). Please note they are only numbered
to clarify what is considered a variable within each section– do not use the numbers in
your research paper as that is not scientific or meaningful. *Some of the variables have a
citation based on the development of the questions used to assess it – you’d need to cite
the provided article if you select a variable with that information provided (and it does
not count towards the number of articles you must discuss). All articles cited in this
document are available within the Jerry Falwell Library.
Once you’ve selected your variables, complete your Research Design Form. You will have to
create your survey using the required disclosure and relevant questions based on the variables
you selected. You cannot add/delete/modify information from the disclosure or variables as
shown in this document. They must be used in their entirety as provided here. Here is the
required disclosure that must be included at the top of your survey:
SURVEY
Disclosure: I am asking you to complete this survey as part of the requirements for my statistics
project in a graduate level psychology course. Your answers will remain completely anonymous.
No personal information about you will be linked to this survey. Please do not put your name or
any other identifying information on the survey. The results of this survey will be used only for
PSYC 515 M1 RESEARCH SURVEY INSTRUCTIONS 2
educational purposes and will not be published or released to the public. You must be 18 years
old or older in order to complete this survey.
Directions: <create appropriate directions here - these may vary but should include to only give
one response per question – note you may need different directions for each subsection>
Demographic questions Select a minimum of one demographic question.
1. Biological Sex:
