2nd Edition
Advanced Research Methods for Applied Psychology Design, Analysis and Reporting
Advanced Research Methods for Applied Psychology provides a comprehensive discussion of 21 key topics for the completion of an applied psychology (or similar) research thesis/project.
The book provides a ‘one-stop shop’ for the current issues and discussions of key research methods and common statistical analysis techniques, but avoids being a ‘step by step’ instruction guide. The book is divided into four sections, representing the stages of thesis completion: getting started; data collection; data analysis; and reporting research. Each chapter presents a detailed scholarly discussion on a topic and represents the most up-to-date reference for that topic. Chapters also provide key references for furthermore detailed readings and guides. The chapters are authored by leading researchers from all around the world. This book discusses both emerging and traditional research methods commonly utilised within applied psychology research projects and directly assists early researchers to provide an informed discussion of their decisions relating to their choice of for example: research sampling, the use of diary studies, appropriate survey time lags, conducting systematic reviews, and the macro and micro ‘process issues’ involved with conducting organisational interventions.
This book is an important reference text for applied psychology research thesis/project students and researchers, including both under-graduate students and post-graduate. It will be of interest to applied psychology researchers in all fields (clinical, organisational, developmental, forensic, etc.), and to those in other disciplines. The book provides coverage of advanced research methods and statistical topics and is suitable for adoption for these courses in honours/post-graduate levels of study within applied psychology and related fields.
1. Introduction to Advanced Research Methods for Applied Psychologists
Paula Brough
Section 1. Getting Started
2. Designing Impactful Research
Paula Brough
3. Research Sampling: A Pragmatic Approach
Andrew Robertson and Chris G. Sibley
4. Research Ethics for Human Research and Legal Issues
Gary Allen and Olav Muurlink
5. Integrating Artificial Intelligence in Research Methods: Exploring current Platforms
Maria Khan, Sheetal Gai and Hongmin Yan
Section 2. Data Collection
6. Systematic Reviews
David Gough and Michelle Richardson
7. Research using Archival Data
Gwenith G. Fisher, Dorey S. Chaffee and Gretchen A. Petery
8. Qualitative Research Approaches to Social Phenomena
Olav Muurlink and Bastian Thomsen
9. Case Studies
Johanna Gustafsson
10. Experimental and Quasi-experimental Designs – Verities & Balderdash: Designating Designs to Discern the Difference
William H. Yeaton
11. Social Media, Web, and Panel Surveys: Using Non-probability Samples to Study Population Characteristics
Pekka Räsänen, Atte Oksanen, Vili Lehdonvirta and Grant Blank
12. Assessing Cognitive Processes
John O’Gorman, David Shum and Candice Bowman
13. Longitudinal Data Collection
Christian Dormann and Christina Guthier
14. Diary Studies, Event Sampling, and Smart Phone Apps
Joel M. Hektner
15. Organisational Interventions
Amanda Biggs and Afrouz Shoghi
Section 3. The Nitty Gritty: Data Analysis
16. Missing Data
Stefano Occhipinti
17. Data Preparation
Stefano Occhipinti and Caley Tapp
18. Thematic Analysis
Virginia Braun, Victoria Clarke, Nikki Hayfield and Gareth Terry
19. Structural Equation Modelling
Yanyun Yang
20. Best Practices in Testing Moderated Mediation in Applied Psychological Studies
Gordon Cheung
21. Multilevel Analyses
Duygu Biricik Gulseren and E. Kevin Kelloway
22. Producing an Academic Thesis and an Organisational Report
Maree Roche and Toni Fowlie
Biography
Paula Brough is a Professor of Organisational Psychology and Director of the Centre for Work, Organisation and Wellbeing at Griffith University in Brisbane, Australia.
