Research Proposal

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Only use citations provided in the Research Proposal attachment to complete the paper, also provide Headings & Subheadings throughout the paragraphs

PSY-530 – Social Psychology

Research Paper

Throughout the program, you should be thinking of a research topic you would like to explore. In the capstone course (PSY-693), you will create a research proposal. To assist you in the creation of that proposal, you have decided on a research topic and begun collecting empirical studies to support the need for research. Your topic must relate to a basic social psychological principle; however it can fall into one of the applied subfields (forensic psychology, psychology of religion, industrial organization, health psychology, etc.).

For this assignment you will begin analyzing the current research around your chosen topic.

Using the empirical articles you have collected thus far, compare the current research for your chosen topic, in 1,250-1,500 words. The following information will assist in the analysis of the literature:

1. Introduction: This section should include your research question with a brief explanation of why the research is needed.

2. Compare and analyze the literature in the articles collected.

3. Compare the limitations of the studies you have collected.

4. A conclusion that includes how your research will add to the current field of research.

Prepare a document that includes your research question(s), including how your research will add to the current research in your chosen field (from your Topic 3 assignment). Your document will include five scholarly, peer reviewed, empirical studies from the past 5 to 7 years. This section should include APA formatted citations for each article, including permalink or doi number.

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin. Please refer to the directions in the Student Success Center.

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Assessing Current Approaches to Childhood Immunizations

Assessing Current Approaches to Childhood Immunizations: Summary of Studies

Gesser-Edelsburg, A., Shir-Raz, Y., & Green, M. S. (2016). Why do parents who usually vaccinate their children hesitate or refuse? General good vs. individual risk. Journal of Risk Research, 19(4), 405-424.

This study analyzes vaccination aversion or refusal following the 2013 polio flare-up in Israel, given two hypothetical models. The first is Sandman’s hypothetical model, which holds that hazard discernment is involved in danger in addition to shock. The subsequent model is the influence heuristic that clarifies the danger/advantage jumbling. It expects to uncover the boundaries that restrained parental consistency with OPV vaccination for their youngsters. The study utilized blended methods, a poll review, and a substantial investigation of parents’ conversations in websites, Internet destinations, and Facebook pages. The findings demonstrate that a few parents who typically give their youngsters routine vaccinations chose not to give them OPV because of an absence of confidence in the well-being framework, worries about antibody security, and reasons explicit to the polio flare-up in Israel.

Dubé, E., Vivion, M., Sauvageau, C., Gagneur, A., Gagnon, R., & Guay, M. (2016). “Nature does things well; why should we interfere?” Vaccine hesitancy among mothers. Qualitative Health Research, 26(3), 411-425.

This subjective longitudinal study aimed to more readily comprehend why moms decide to immunize or not their infants. Fifty-six pregnant moms living in various regions of Quebec (Canada) were met. These meetings assembled data on moms’ perspectives on well-being and vaccination. Practically 50% of the moms were ordered as antibody reluctant. A subsequent meeting was led with these moms 3 to 11 months after birth to discuss their real choice and conduct concerning vaccination. The results show the heterogeneity of elements impacting immunization dynamics. Even though most antibody reluctant moms at long last decided to follow the suggested immunization plan for their youngster, they were as yet conflicted, and they kept on scrutinizing their choice.

Hendrix, K. S., Sturm, L. A., Zimet, G. D., & Meslin, E. M. (2016). Ethics and childhood vaccination policy in the United States. American journal of public health, 106(2), 273-278.

The purpose of this study was to assess ethics and childhood vaccination. Youth inoculation includes a harmony between parents’ independence in concluding whether to vaccinate their youngsters and the advantages to general well-being from ordering antibodies. Moral worries about pediatric vaccination range within a few general well-being areas, policymakers, clinicians, and different experts. Considering progressing advancements and discussions, the creators talk about a few critical moral issues concerning youth vaccination in the United States and depict how they influence policy improvement and clinical practice. They center on moral contemplations relating to crowd immunity as a network decent, immunization correspondence, excusal of antibody denying families from training, and immunization orders.

Sobo, E. J. (2016). What is herd immunity, and how does it relate to pediatric vaccination uptake? US parent perspectives. Social Science & Medicine, 165, 187-195.

The purpose of the study was to distinguish hard immunity and parent’s vaccination points of view. Further, knowing about crowd immunity, that general well-being specialists would consider ‘right’ did not full, prompt vaccination. Ramifications of findings for seeing how the public utilizes logical data, the likely part of general well-being informing concerning unselfishness and ‘free-riding,’ and presumptions that antibody careful parents would unshakably exploit group immunity are investigated corresponding to parent job desires and American independence.

Gilkey, M. B., Calo, W. A., Moss, J. L., Shah, P. D., Marciniak, M. W., & Brewer, N. T. (2016). Provider communication and HPV vaccination: the impact of recommendation quality. Vaccine, 34(9), 1187-1192.

The purpose of the study was to survey HPV vaccination recommendations. Getting a medical care supplier’s proposal is a definite indicator of HPV vaccination, yet little is thought observationally about which suggestion sorts are generally persuasive. We arranged parents as having gotten no, inferior quality, or excellent recommendations for HPV vaccination utilizing a file of these quality markers. Practically half (48%) of parents announced no supplier proposal for HPV vaccination, while 16% got inferior quality recommendations, and 36% got excellent recommendations. Top-notch recommendations were firmly connected with HPV vaccination conduct. However, just around 33% of parents got them.

References

Dubé, E., Vivion, M., Sauvageau, C., Gagneur, A., Gagnon, R., & Guay, M. (2016). “Nature does things well; why should we interfere?” Vaccine hesitancy among mothers. Qualitative Health Research, 26(3), 411-425.
Gesser-Edelsburg, A., Shir-Raz, Y., & Green, M. S. (2016). Why do parents who usually vaccinate their children hesitate or refuse? General good vs. individual risk. Journal of Risk Research, 19(4), 405-424.
Gilkey, M. B., Calo, W. A., Moss, J. L., Shah, P. D., Marciniak, M. W., & Brewer, N. T. (2016). Provider communication and HPV vaccination: the impact of recommendation quality. Vaccine, 34(9), 1187-1192.
Hendrix, K. S., Sturm, L. A., Zimet, G. D., & Meslin, E. M. (2016). Ethics and childhood vaccination policy in the United States. American journal of public health, 106(2), 273-278.
Sobo, E. J. (2016). What is herd immunity, and how does it relate to pediatric vaccination uptake? US parent perspectives. Social Science & Medicine, 165, 187-195.

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Typing Template for APA Papers: A Sample of Proper Formatting for APA Style

Student A. Sample

College Name, Grand Canyon University

Course Number: Course Title

Instructor’s Name

Running head: ASSIGNMENT TITLE HERE

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Assignment Due Date

Typing Template for APA Papers: A Sample of Proper Formatting for APA Style

This is an electronic template for papers written according to the style of the American Psychological Association (APA, 2020) as outlined in the seventh edition of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association. The purpose of the template is to help students set the margins and spacing. Margins are set at 1 inch for top, bottom, left, and right. The text is left-justified only; that means the left margin is straight, but the right margin is ragged. Each paragraph is indented 0.5 inch. It is best to use the tab key to indent, or set a first-line indent in the paragraph settings. The line spacing is double throughout the paper, even on the reference page. One space is used after punctuation at the end of sentences. The font style used in this template is Times New Roman and the font size is 12 point. This font and size is required for GCU papers.

The Section Heading

The heading above would be used if you want to have your paper divided into sections based on content. This is a Level 1 heading, and it is centered and bolded, and the initial word and each word of four or more letters is capitalized. The heading should be a short descriptor of the section. Note that not all papers will have headings or subheadings in them. Papers for beginning undergraduate courses (100 or 200 level) will generally not need headings beyond Level 1. The paper title serves as the heading for the first paragraph of the paper, so “Introduction” is not used as a heading.

Subsection Heading

The subheading above would be used if there are several sections within the topic labeled in a first level heading. This is a Level 2 heading, and it is flush left and bolded, and the initial word and each word of four or more letters is capitalized.

Subsection Heading

APA dictates that you should avoid having only one subsection heading and subsection within a section. In other words, use at least two subheadings under a main heading, or do not use any at all. Headings are used in order, so a paper must use Level 1 before using Level 2. Do not adjust spacing to change where on the page a heading falls, even if it would be the last line on a page.

The Title Page

When you are ready to write, and after having read these instructions completely, you can delete these directions and start typing. The formatting should stay the same. You will also need to change the items on the title page. Fill in your own title, name, course, college, instructor, and date. List the college to which the course belongs, such as College of Theology, College of Business, or College of Humanities and Social Sciences. GCU uses three letters and numbers with a hyphen for course numbers, such as CWV-101 or UNV-104. The date should be written as Month Day, Year. Spell out the month name.

Formatting References and Citations

APA Style includes rules for citing resources. The Publication Manual (APA, 2020) also discusses the desired tone of writing, grammar, punctuation, formatting for numbers, and a variety of other important topics. Although APA Style rules are used in this template, the purpose of the template is only to demonstrate spacing and the general parts of the paper. GCU has prepared an APA Style Guide available in the Student Success Center and on the GCU Library’s Citing Sources in APA guide (https://libguides.gcu.edu/APA) for help in correctly formatting according to APA Style.

The reference list should appear at the end of a paper. It provides the information necessary for a reader to locate and retrieve any source you cite in the body of the paper. Each source you cite in the paper must appear in your reference list; likewise, each entry in the reference list must be cited in your text. A sample reference page is included below. This page includes examples of how to format different reference types. The first reference is to a webpage without a clear date, which is common with organizational websites (American Nurses Association, n.d.). Next is the Publication Manual referred to throughout this template (APA, 2020). Notice that the manual reference includes the DOI number, even though this is a print book, as the DOI was listed on book, and does not include a publisher name since the publisher is also the author. A journal article reference will also often include a DOI, and as this article has four authors, only the first would appear in the in-text citation (Copeland et al., 2013). Government publications like the Treatment Improvement Protocol series documents from the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (2014) are another common source found online. A book without a DOI is the last example (Holland & Forrest, 2017).

References

American Nurses Association. (n.d.). Scope of practice. https://www.nursingworld.org/practice-policy/scope-of-practice/

American Psychological Association. (2020). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (7th ed.). https://doi.org/10.1037/0000165-000

Center for Substance Abuse Treatment. (2014). Improving cultural competence (HHS Publication No. 14-4849). U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK248428/

Copeland, T., Henderson, B., Mayer, B., & Nicholson, S. (2013). Three different paths for tabletop gaming in school libraries. Library Trends, 61(4), 825–835. https://doi.org/10.1353/lib.2013.0018

Holland, R. A., & Forrest, B. K. (2017). Good arguments: Making your case in writing and public speaking. Baker Academic.