Here is how my professor mapped out how to write our research papers:
General:
– Typed, APA 7th Format
– 5 sections (abstract, introduction, materials/methods, results, conclusion/discussion
– Third person impersonal
– No “flowery” language
– No opinions regarding the aesthetic of the experiment
– Title that is descriptive
Abstract:
– Summary
– Statement of Purpose
– Brief description of methods
– Summary of data
– Conclusion
– NO MORE THAN 250 WORDS
Introduction:
– Background information regarding your experiment
– Make use of your “other sources” for this section
– Clearly state hypothesis/research question and give a reason for your hypothesis
Materials/Methods:
– Someone else should be able to replicate our experiment
– Detail
– Divide into sections for different experiments
– List materials used and with any item that is unique, where it was purchased
– Write in the past tense
– Paragraph form
Results:
– This is where you make use of your primary sources
– Should include a narrative in in addition to figures/charts
– Place all data in charts/graphs; all figures should have legends
– Each experiment gets a different subsection
– Past tense
– Each section should have a question, methodology, data, and a conclusion
Discussion:
– Interpret your results
– Restate hypothesis and results
– Did results support hypothesis? Why or why not?
– Conclusion
– Relevance of your research
– Put references on separate page
Here are my sources that I have gathered for my research topic. My topic has to do with finding out the difference between mental health issues and diagnoses between races, and how adolescent development in different races and ethnicities can effect mental health in child development:
Frimpong, E. Y., Ferdousi, W., Rowan, G. A., Chaudhry, S., Swetnam, H., Compton, M. T., . . . Radigan, M. (2023). Racial and ethnic disparities in health care access and utilization among medicaid managed care beneficiaries. The Journal of Behavioral Health Services & Research, 50(2), 194-213. doi:https://doi.org/10.1007/s11414-022-09811-6
Rawal, P., Romansky, J., Jenuwine, M., & Lyons, J. S. (2004). Racial differences in the mental health needs and service utilization of youth in the juvenile justice system. The Journal of Behavioral Health Services & Research, 31(3), 242-54. doi:https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02287288
Lu, W. (2017). Child and adolescent mental disorders and health care disparities: Results from the national survey of children’s health, 2011–2012. Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, 28(3), 988. doi:https://doi.org/10.1353/hpu.2017.0092
McNulty, T. L., & Bellair, P. E. (2003). EXPLAINING RACIAL AND ETHNIC DIFFERENCES IN SERIOUS ADOLESCENT VIOLENT BEHAVIOR*. Criminology, 41(3), 709-748. doi:https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1745-9125.2003.tb01002.x
McNulty, T. L., & Bellair, P. E. (2003). Explaining racial and ethnic differences in adolescent violence: Structural disadvantage, family well-being, and social capital*. Justice Quarterly : JQ, 20(1), 1-31. doi:https://doi.org/10.1080/07418820300095441
Freedenthal, S. (2007). Racial disparities in mental health service use by adolescents who thought about or attempted suicide. Suicide & Life – Threatening Behavior, 37(1), 22-34. Retrieved from http://libdb.dc.edu/login?url=https://www.proquest.com/scholarly-journals/racial-disparities-mental-health-service-use/docview/224890811/se-2
Thank you !
