2nd Edition

Advanced Research Methods for Applied Psychology Design, Analysis and Reporting

Edited By Paula Brough Copyright 2025
320 Pages 28 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

320 Pages 28 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

320 Pages 28 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

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... Read more

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.