In class work- 2-17

1.     How do you reference this journal in an APA work cited?

Choi, K., Buskey, W., & Johnson, B. (2010). Evaluation of counseling outcomes at a university counseling center: The impact of clinically significant change on problem resolution and academic functioning. Journal Of Counseling Psychology, 57(3), 297-303. doi:10.1037/a0020029

2.              What method is being used?

This study had clinical significance to its method, taking into account the differences between their patients.

3.              How do the authors use the method? What do they use it for? What specifically does the method enable them to do? Why did they choose this method rather than another? What was it about this research agenda/topic that led them to choose this particular method? Answer a handful of these. They all get at similar thing. But I want blocks of texts. 

In this research study, the scientists orchestrated a very cut and dry way of evalutating the academic progress of their participants. They calculated the significance of change using the RCI, or Reliable Change Index, to compare the pre-treatment to post treatment. They also created a cut-off point to deem participants functional or dysfunctional. What this enables is an easy to comprehend analysis of data.

4.              What is the conclusion of the study? And how did the method enable them to reach that particular conclusion?

The researchers concluded that there is a significant correlation between personal function and academic function. Also, out of the 78 students, 32% showed that they were improved and recovered. Their method or research allowed them to create categorized groups, and make an analysis based off of them.

5.              What was one interesting thing you discovered by leafing through this article? 

While reading through this article, I thought it was interesting that they created such a black and white cutoff to determine the effectiveness of their study. While I think this may fail to recognize any reasons for outliers, overall, I think it is a great idea for this study.

1.              How do you reference this journal in an APA work cited?

Happell, B., & Gaskin, C. J. (2013). The attitudes of undergraduate nursing students towards mental health nursing: a systematic review. Journal Of Clinical Nursing, 22(1/2), 148-158. doi:10.1111/jocn.12022

2.              What method is being used?

Systematic Review

3.              How do the authors use the method? What do they use it for? What specifically does the method enable them to do? Why did they choose this method rather than another? What was it about this research agenda/topic that led them to choose this particular method? Answer a handful of these. They all get at similar thing. But I want blocks of texts. 

The researchers of this study used a systematic review to gain insight on the opinions of undergraduate nursing students. This method is ideal for a study based on opinion, because it is an evaluation of personal thoughts. This method yielded results that were congruent with the goal of the study.

4.              What is the conclusion of the study? And how did the method enable them to reach that particular conclusion?

The conclusion of the study was somewhat troubling. They found that very few nursing students were interested in working as a nurse in the mental health field. This provides some insight that even in the college student population (that tends to be more progressive than the rest of the population), people are not interested in being involved with mental health.

5.              What was one interesting thing you discovered by leafing through this article? 

I found it interesting that the participants in the study had such negative outlooks on working in the mental health fields. The nurses in undergrad school are the only real candidates for hire in the mental health field, so this is very concerning.

1.              How do you reference this journal in an APA work cited?

Eisenberg, Daniel, Marilyn F. Downs, and Kara Zivin. "Stigma and Help Seeking for Mental Health Among College StudentsSage Journals, n.d. Web. 20 Feb. 2017.

2.              What method is being used?

Survey

3.              How do the authors use the method? What do they use it for? What specifically does the method enable them to do? Why did they choose this method rather than another? What was it about this research agenda/topic that led them to choose this particular method? Answer a handful of these. They all get at similar thing. But I want blocks of texts. 

This survey’s purpose was to gain insight on the mental health stigma (both perceived and personal) of college students. The survey measured the stigma, mental health, and help seeking behavior of each respondent. This survey method allows the researchers to interview a large number of students across the country and apply the data to a national and generalized population.

4.              What is the conclusion of the study? And how did the method enable them to reach that particular conclusion?

This survey method allowed the researchers to find three main outcomes. The first is that the perceived stigma is much higher than the personal stigma, meaning that individuals believe that those around them perceive mental health more negatively than they personally do.

5.              What was one interesting thing you discovered by leafing through this article? 

I found the whole article surprising. I didn’t expect to find such a large difference in perceived/personal  stigma.

1.              How do you reference this journal in an APA work cited?

Eisenberg D, Golberstein E, Hunt J. Mental Health and Academic Success in College. B.E. Journal Of Economic Analysis & Policy: Contributions To Economic Analysis & Policy [serial online]. January 2009;9(1):1-35. Available from: Business Source Complete, Ipswich, MA. Accessed February 20, 2017.

2.              What method is being used?

A detailed descriptive analysis of the association between mental health and academic success in college.

3.              How do the authors use the method? What do they use it for? What specifically does the method enable them to do? Why did they choose this method rather than another? What was it about this research agenda/topic that led them to choose this particular method? Answer a handful of these. They all get at similar thing. But I want blocks of texts. 

The researchers conducted a simple random sample at a competitive university. They issued online surveys to participants to analyze their mental health and then correlated their findings to their academic success.

4.              What is the conclusion of the study? And how did the method enable them to reach that particular conclusion?

As in previous articles, this study found that there is a very strong tie between mental health disorders and academic success.

5.              What was one interesting thing you discovered by leafing through this article? 

I thought the process by which they did their analysis was intriguing. Because it was online and anonymous, their results were unbias.