Reactions to Depression
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Experiences with Conducting Research through Surveys
Course: Research Methods in Psychology
Instructor: Dr. Kersha Smith
Student: Kyrsten K. Walton
Due Date: May 2, 2011
The thesis of my study will be to understand a woman’s perception of abortion and depression: the view on the relationship between the two. My study will be focused on how much a woman knows about abortion, ways to cope with the abortion, and the relationship abortion may have with depression whether it is pre-abortion or post-abortion. The purpose of the paper is to find the relationship between abortion and depression and how it affects a woman’s lifestyle. Also, how surveys in turn can help provide information for this thesis and its findings. I want to understand whether there is a positive or negative relationship between abortion and depression. At the end of this project I would like to have more knowledge about surveys (in terms of how they work, creating one, and administering one), more about abortions as a whole, whether depression is common more pre-abortion or post-abortion, and finally whether the two: abortion/depression is related. The purpose of this paper is to reflect on the making of a research topic/project, relating it to personal issues and class content, and reflecting on working in groups of two or more. Within this paper I will cover many different topics. First I will talk about the course content that was discussed in class and had an impact on the production of this paper. Second, I will talk about some experiences that have inspired me to bring this project to life. Third, I will explain the methods that I used in order to mold this research paper together. In further detail I will explain the instruments that were used, the participants, and the complete procedure of the research paper. Lastly, I will describe some of my learning objectives, some reactions of my experience with conducting the research and working within a group, and things
Experiences with Conducting Research through Surveys
Course: Research Methods in Psychology
Instructor: Dr. Kersha Smith
Student: Kyrsten K. Walton
Due Date: May 2, 2011
The thesis of my study will be to understand a woman’s perception of abortion and depression: the view on the relationship between the two. My study will be focused on how much a woman knows about abortion, ways to cope with the abortion, and the relationship abortion may have with depression whether it is pre-abortion or post-abortion. The purpose of the paper is to find the relationship between abortion and depression and how it affects a woman’s lifestyle. Also, how surveys in turn can help provide information for this thesis and its findings. I want to understand whether there is a positive or negative relationship between abortion and depression. At the end of this project I would like to have more knowledge about surveys (in terms of how they work, creating one, and administering one), more about abortions as a whole, whether depression is common more pre-abortion or post-abortion, and finally whether the two: abortion/depression is related. The purpose of this paper is to reflect on the making of a research topic/project, relating it to personal issues and class content, and reflecting on working in groups of two or more. Within this paper I will cover many different topics. First I will talk about the course content that was discussed in class and had an impact on the production of this paper. Second, I will talk about some experiences that have inspired me to bring this project to life. Third, I will explain the methods that I used in order to mold this research paper together. In further detail I will explain the instruments that were used, the participants, and the complete procedure of the research paper. Lastly, I will describe some of my learning objectives, some reactions of my experience with conducting the research and working within a group, and things