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Course: 1003PSY Research Methods and Statistics 1 Student 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/s cience/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-

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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.