Assignment:
Topic and Research Question Instructions
I've already choosen an interdisciplinary research topic to study and fill out the Topic and Research Question Assignment Model. Based on My Instructor feedback, edit your submission and resubmit for further feedback.
Requirements:
1. You may not use first or second person.
2. Your grammar, spelling, and punctuation should be flawless.
3. Use the Research Question Assignment Model when you do either stage of this assignment.
4. Make sure that you are referring to at least two unique areas of study and that at least one of them matches one of your personal areas of study.
5. The second time you submit a draft for this assignment, pay close attention to instructor feedback and incorporate that into your own personal revisions of your topic, research question, and other elements of the model. Select "Track Changes" in Microsoft Word before you begin editing, and submit your second draft with the changes showing.
Additional Suggestions:
1. Avoid gun control, marijuana legalization, abortion, homosexual marriage, and other charged political or moral topics unless you have a unique/narrow way to study them that's never been studied before (which will be difficult).
2. Remember, even though interdisciplinary research topics are often broader than the average research topic, you need to narrow a lot. A student who begins with the topic "the healthiest foods to eat" could narrow it down to "breakfast foods that lead to higher energy levels" to "whether eating eggs for breakfast increases daily energy levels for women over age 80." When you think you've narrowed enough, narrow your topic more.
Using the reading from Nissani, measure your combination to determine whether it truly is interdisciplinary.
Topic: The Effects of Domestic Violence on Children's Behavior Problems
The research topic is going to investigate the different effects that domestic violence has on the school going children between the ages of 9-12 years old. The collection of data can be done through filling in questionnaires and assuring the children of confidentiality. Once the children are assured of confidentiality it is easier for them to express what they go through at their homes and how it affects their behavior. At the end of the study I do not expect much, but I know there are those who will be free to talk about what they are going through (Johnson, 2016). The independent variable is domestic violence and the dependent variable is children's behavior problems.
The research question that is to be studied is what are some of the negative impact that domestic violence has on the children's behavior problems? There are different researches that have been done about the topic that will make it possible for us to answer the question and build up on the research topic. For instance, there are quantitative researches that have been done and analysis provided in form of statistics and there is qualitative research which analyses extensively the research topic at hand (Katz, 2015). Some of the questions that will act as important guidelines include: What are the main causes of domestic violence? Are the parents aware that their child is affected by the violence? What are the challenges that teachers deal with when handling children who face domestic violence?
The topic needs to be looked into using different approaches to get a clear picture of what children who go through domestic violence go through. Both primary and secondary sources will be of great assistance in making sure that all the required information is gotten. Theories will be of great significance in making sure that a clear picture is gotten on how children of age 9-12 get affected by domestic violence and what can be done to help them out of it.
References
Johnson, M. P. (2016). Con? ict and Control: Symmetry and Asymmetry in Domestic Violence. In Couples in conflict (pp. 125-134). Routledge.
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Katz, E. (2015). Domestic violence, children's agency and mother-child relationships: Towards a more advanced model. Children & Society, 29(1), 69-79.
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Hunt, T. K., Slack, K. S., & Berger, L. M. (2017). Adverse childhood experiences and behavioral problems in middle childhood. Child abuse & neglect, 67, 391-402.
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Cook, A., Spinazzola, J., Ford, J., Lanktree, C., Blaustein, M., Cloitre, M., ... & Mallah, K. (2017). Complex trauma in children and adolescents. Psychiatric annals, 35(5), 390-398.
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Huang, C. C., Vikse, J. H., Lu, S., & Yi, S. (2015). Children's exposure to intimate partner violence and early delinquency. Journal of family violence, 30(8), 953-965.
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Van der Kolk, B. A. (2017). Developmental trauma disorder: toward a rational diagnosis for children with complex trauma histories. Psychiatric annals, 35(5), 401-408.
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Guedes, A., Bott, S., Garcia-Moreno, C., & Colombini, M. (2016). Bridging the gaps: a global review of intersections of violence against women and violence against children. Global health action, 9(1), 31516.
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Widom, C. S., & Wilson, H. W. (2015). Intergenerational transmission of violence. In Violence and mental health (pp. 27-45). Springer, Dordrecht.
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Root, M. P., & Brown, L. (2014). An analysis of domestic violence in Asian American communities: A multicultural approach to counseling. In Diversity and complexity in feminist therapy (pp. 143-164). Routledge.
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Costa, B. M., Kaestle, C. E., Walker, A., Curtis, A., Day, A., Toumbourou, J. W., & Miller, P. (2015). Longitudinal predictors of domestic violence perpetration and victimization: A systematic review. Aggression and violent behavior, 24, 261-272.
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Longitudinal predictors of domestic violence perpetration and victimization: A systematic review