When Should Mixed Methods Be Used in a psychological research?

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Discussion When Should Mixed Methods Be Used? Prior to beginning work on this discussion, read Chapters 1 and 2 of the Hesse-Biber e-book, Mixed Methods Research: Merging Theory with Practice, and the two required articles for this week. Mixed methods is a current popular methodology. While this type of methodology is useful for some studies, because of its dual nature as both and quantative and qualitative, it is not effective or appropriate for all research. For this discussion, you will consider the use of mixed methods for the topic you have chosen for your Research Proposal. (TOPIC CHOSEN IS DEPRESSION) In your initial post, apply the scientific method to your research topic by defining your research question and determining the method(s) necessary to answer that question. Compare the characteristics and appropriate uses of the different methods and explain if your research question could best be answered through qualitative or quantitative methods, or a mix of both. Identify the dominant method (quantitative or qualitative) for your proposed study. Explain whether a mixed methods approach is the best way to study the topic, demonstrating that the second method is not added as an afterthought or merely to impress journal editors who favor mixed methods. If you have decided not to use mixed methods, explain why the study is best completed with either a quantitative or qualitative focus. Justify your design choice and support your position with scholarly sources. Include a discussion explaining how you would apply ethical principles to your design to address concerns which may impact your research. E-Books Frost, N. (2011). Qualitative research methods in psychology. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill. Hesse-Biber, S. N. (2010). Mixed methods research: Merging theory with practice. New York, NY: Guilford Press. Martin, W. E., & Bridgmon, K. D. (2012). Research methods for the social sciences, Volume 42: Quantitative and statistical research methods: From hypothesis to results. Somerset, NJ: John Wiley & Sons. Articles American Psychological Association. (2010). Ethical principles of psychologists and code of conduct: Including 2010 amendments (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.. Retrieved from http://www.apa.org/ethics/code/index.aspx Bryman, A. (2006). Integrating quantitative and qualitative research: How is it done? Qualitative Research, 6(1), 97-113. doi:10.1177/1468794106058877 Fetters, M. D., Curry, L. A., & Creswell, J. W. (2013). Achieving integration in mixed methods designs – principles and practices. Health Services Research, 48(6), 2134-2156. doi:10.1111/1475-6773.12117 Henrich, J., Heine, S. J., & Norenzayan, A. (2010). Most people are not WEIRD (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.. Nature, 466(7302), 29. doi: 10.1038/466029a Ponterotto, J. G. (2013). Qualitative research in multicultural psychology: Philosophical underpinnings, popular approaches, and ethical considerations. Qualitative Psychology, 1(S), 1932. doi:10.1037/2326-3598.1.S.19 Skidmore, S. (2008). Experimental design and some threats to experimental validity: A primer (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Southwest Educational Research Association (New Orleans, LA, February 6, 2008). Retrieved from the ERIC database in the Ashford University Library. Web Page National Institutes of Health. (n.d.) Protecting human research participants: NIH office of extramural research (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.. Retrieved from https://phrp.nihtraining.com/users/login.php Supplemental Material Murphy, P. (2014). PSY635 Week two discussion scenarioPreview the documentView in a new window [PDF]. Ashford University: San Diego, CA.
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What are the differences found n Facebook usage variables between students identified as at-

risk as well as not at-risk for depression condition?
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What is the consequence of the use of social media platforms like Facebook to the diagnosis

of depression condition among patients?
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What are the effects of depressions on students?
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methods including the collection of data from one source...


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