Reference no: EM132419943

Measurement

1. Identify and operationally define your independent and dependent variables for the quantitative component. Make sure to include at least one standardized measure, as well as relevant sociodemographic variables.

Socio-demographic:

a. Age: Mix (guide by age when a person starts a master)

b. Sex: Mix

c. Education: Minimum all students have a bachelors, some can have another master, or multiple bachelors, or multiple associates + bachelors.

d. Migration background and ethnicity: Mix

e. Religious affiliation: Mix

f. Marital status: Mix

g. Household: Mix

h. Employment: both employed and unemployed

i. Income: with and without job

The two major variables that are under study in this particular research process are the; depression and social work students. Other variables that are to be taken into consideration include vicarious trauma and how it affects Social Work students particularly those from Silberman. In this particular case, the research will seek to understand the relationship between depression and vicarious trauma.

The independent variable in this case would be vicarious trauma that students in Social works experience. The criteria of selecting an independent variable is choosing one that can be controlled or changes within the experiment. In this particular case some of the participants would not have experienced vicarious trauma. The dependent variable on the other is one which relates to or rather is influenced by the independent variable. In this case, depression would be the dependent variable as some students not exposed to vicarious trauma are not expected to experience depression as those who are exposed to it.

The research study that would be utilized is qualitative research design and specifically survey. The surveys would utilize both manual and online platforms to ensure that it is done at the convenience of the participants. Only students enrolled at Silberman School of Social Work would participate in this process.

2. Identify your overall interest in the qualitative component.