This professor is extremly picking with the APA format she requires. Please use attachment for formatting professor requires.
For this assignment, you will formulate a research topic, identify and synthesize relevant academic
articles on that topic, and formally present your findings in a brief literature review.
1) First, select a topic for your literature review. To help narrow down your topic selection, I would like
you to use social support as your independent variable. However, you may select your own dependent
variable and population of interest. Thus, your topic will take the following form:
The Effect of Social Support on [Dependent Variable] Among [Population]
As you determine your topic, choose a population that interests you. Below are examples of populations
of interest which would be appropriate for this paper:
College Students
Older Adults
Adolescents
Children
Children of Divorce
Children Living in
Poverty
Parents
Single Parents
Nurses
Teachers
Immigrants
African-Americans
Cancer Patients
Athletes
First Responders
People With
Disabilities
Pregnant Women
Employees
Disaster Survivors
Homeless Individuals
Gay Men
Caregivers of
Patients With
Schizophrenia
Religious Individuals
You must also select a dependent variable that makes sense in light of your intended population. Below
are examples of dependent variables which would be appropriate for this paper:
Psychological Well-Being
Anxiety
Depression
Physical Health
Risky Behavior
Stress
Burnout
Exercise
Academic Success
Quality of Life
Job Satisfaction
Suicide Risk
Positive Parenting Behaviors
Self-Esteem
Problem Behavior
Drug Use
2) Next, use an academic database to locate at least five peer-reviewed journal articles on your selected
topic. I recommend using the PsycINFO database because it should include articles related to the topics
on this list and because you have experience using the database. Make sure that the articles are original,
peer-reviewed empirical articles published in academic journals.
3) Finally, write a brief literature review in which you address your research topic drawing from the
articles you selected. Your paper should take the form of a formal APA manuscript with a title page,
body, and references. (An abstract is not required.) The paper must following proper APA 6th edition
guidelines (40 points). The body must have three main sections: introduction, literature review, and
discussion (set apart by headings).
· The introduction (40 points) should be approximately one-half page in length. It must introduce
the topic and the importance of the topic, establish the problem and the importance of the
problem, and explicitly state the purpose of the literature review (in terms of the research
topic).
· Your literature review section (80 points) must be at least two pages in length. It must present
the literature in a cohesive and integrated manner. All factual statements must include
appropriate in-text citations with corresponding references.
· Your discussion section (40 points) must be at least one-half page in length. It must summarize
your key findings (what you learned from the literature review), provide at least one specific
implication for practice (what we should do with the information you collected), discuss at least
one specific limitation of the studies reviewed, and provide at least one specific suggestion for
future research.
The outline of your paper should be as follows:
I. Title Page
II. Body of Paper
A. Introduction
B. Literature Review
C. Discussion
III. References