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Course: 1003PSY Research Methods and Statistics 1Student Name: Tian DuBelko Student ID: s2956632
APA Article Reference:
Duangpatra, Krisna N.k., Graham L. Bradley, and A. Ian Glendon. "Variables Affecting Emerging Adults' Self-reported Risk and Reckless Behaviors." Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology (2009): 298-309. Variables Affecting Emerging Adults' Self-reported Risk and Reckless Behaviors. Web. 7 Nov. 2014. <http://www.sciencedirect.com.libraryproxy.griffith.edu.au/science/article/pii/S0193397308001494#>.
Summary:
The research article I chose to summarize was titled “Variables affecting emerging
adults' self-reported risk and reckless behaviors.” The key topic of interest was
investigating whether or not reported instances of risk in young adults were correlated to
their reported reckless behaviors. This is a relevant issue in psychology, because this study
attempts to draw a better correlation between reported risk and reckless behaviors in
young adults, so that we might better understand the cognitive development of young
adults and their risk to reckless behavior tendencies. Specifically, in this study, six
hypotheses were tested, but the most important two were “All reported risk and reckless
behaviors would be positively correlated” and that “Males would report more risk and
reckless behaviors than females would.” The participants were a sample of 607 people
between 18-29 years of age, with 288 females and 319 females, gathered from a sample
population of two universities.
The descriptive statistics in this article was presented through various tables and
the resulting data were stated in the text. The researchers found that various types of risk
and reckless behaviors were correlated, which support hypothesis 1. In response to
hypothesis 2, the resulting data suggested that “males reported higher sensation seeking”
and “higher risk and reckless behaviors,” and these findings support the hypothesis. The
procedures of hypothesis testing in this article were covered in class, including hypothesis
gathering and gathering a random sample that is representative of the general population
before finally examining the correlation between separate variables.