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Yolanda Valenzuela

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Re:Module 6 DQ 1

Scholarly research must be “aligned.” What does it mean that research is aligned? Use the GCU Library to locate an empirical study on the topic you are interested in researching (Use the Empirical Research Checklist to determine if a study is empirical). Give the APA-formatted citation for article along with the Permalink. Is the study you selected aligned? Why or why not?

If an article is aligned the article is said to have four foundational elements: those would be identification of the problem statement, the purpose statement, the research questions and the hypotheses.

The article shown here is entitled Homelessness During the Transition From Foster Care to Adulthood.

APA formatted citation is as follows:

Reference:

Dworsky, A., Napolitano, L., & Courtney, M. (2013). Homelessness During the Transition From Foster Care to Adulthood. American Journal of Public Health, 103(S2), S318-23. doi:10.2105/AJPH.2013.301455

The permalink is as follows : https://lopes.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=104161880&site=eds-live&scope=site

This particular study is aligned. It includes the statement of the problem. This article included the purpose which was to study homelessness among youth. It included the methods used, a high number of respondents participated, results were given, tables were utilized, discussions were included, possible solutions were added at the end of the article and conclusions were given with clarity. In addition, an abstract was available.

Kimbrilee Schmitz

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Re:Module 6 DQ 1

Research that is aligned has four parts that directly address the topic being studied. The problem must be clearly identified (problem statement), next there must be a stated purpose of the study (purpose statement), a research question or questions must be present along with a hypothesis. These four parts provide a foundation for the research. Each of these elements must be stated clearly and concisely, extra material will distract from the research. The problem statement clearly states what the problem to be answered is. The purpose statement tells why the research is necessary and flows from the problem statement. The research question(s) should align with the problem and purpose statement, this is the intent of the research. The hypothesis states what the researcher expects to happen in the research (Jones, 2016). 

Lilgendahl, J. P., McLean, K. C., & Mansfield, C. D. (2013). When is meaning making unhealthy for the self? The roles of neuroticism, implicit theories, and memory telling in trauma and transgression memories. Memory (Hove, England), 21(1), 79-96. doi:10.1080/09658211.2012.706615. Retrieved from: https://lopes.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=cmedm&AN=22891898&site=eds-live&scope=site

The study I selected is aligned, it contains all four parts of research that are required for the study to be aligned. It contains a problem statement that wants to examine why self-event connections help support a healthy or negative understanding of the self, especially when negative memories (traumas and transgressions)are involved. The purpose of the study is to determine why traumas and transgressions create a negative understanding of the self. The research questions for this study are; What factors might explain individual differences in how negative memories get connected to the self? More specifically, which characteristics and behaviors of the person might be important in determining whether this process is harmful or beneficial? The hypothesis is that trauma memories lead to damaged self-connections that affect emotions and relationships as self-esteem declines.

Reference:

Jones, R. (2016). Dissertation writing: The importance of alignment. The Refractive Thinker, XXI. Retrieved from: http://refractivethinker.com/articles/dissertation-writing-the-importance-of-alignment/

Tonya Klemmer

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Re:Module 6 DQ 1

To align your research means that the topic, purpose, and research questions flow with one another. It helps to keep the information logical and consistent throughout the dissertation. The article reviewed for this post is titled; Offense related characteristics and psychosexual development of juvenile sex offenders. This article can be found at https://lopes.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=43609145&site=eds-live&scope=site

The research in this article was aligned. It contains an abstract along with a purpose, method of research, sample population, scope and rationale for the topic being researched. This article begins with the background information and moves into the research methods and results. As part of the results the authors included several charts and graphs to show the results of the participants. The authors shared that the sample population consisted of 226 participants that had responded and agreed to participate. The conclusion consisted of both limitations and questions for future research. Of the six parts in the empirical checklist, this particular article included all of them leading me to determine that the research of this article was indeed aligned with the topic.

‘t A Hart-Kerkhoffs, L., AH Doreleijer, T., MC Jansen, L., PH van Wijk, A., & AR Bullen, R. (2009). Offense related characteristics and psychosexual development of juvenile sex offenders. Child & Adolescent Psychiatry & Mental Health, 3, 19-28. doi:10.1186/1753-2000-3-19