Analyse this article by - Mulvaney, M. K., & Mebert, C. J. (2007). Parental corp

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Analyse this article by - Mulvaney, M. K., & Mebert, C. J. (2007). Parental corporal punishment predicts behavior problems in early childhood. Journal of Family Psychology, 21(3), 389-397. Write a two page paper.

a. What was the researcher's question or hypothesis (there may be more than one)?

b. What was the independent variable? What was the dependent variable (s)?

c. Who were the participants?

d. How did the researchers measure each of the key variables?

e. What method did they use to test their hypothesis?

f. What were their results?

g. What suggestions did they provide for future research?

h. Your reactions to the research: Did anything surprise you? Do you think they used an appropriate method? If not, what would you have done differently? What would you suggest for future research on this topic?

Explanation / Answer

a. The main research question of the study was to investigate the impact of corporal punishment on children's behavior problems.

b. The independent variable was corporal punishment and the dependent variable was behavioural problems.

c. Using data from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development, the participants were children ranging between the age of 36 months and 6 years.

d. Corporal punishment (the independent variable) was measured using the Home Observation for the Measurment of the Environment, a tool based on interviewing and observation. On the other hand, behavioural problems (dependent variable) was assessed using the Child Behaviour Checklist.

Please post the other questions separately as we are supposed to answer just one question or four sub parts of a question.

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