M2-assaignment Based on the feedback you received on your submission from last week, submit a revised draft of your paper with this additional information: 1. Five additional references that could be used for your research paper and include a 1-2 sentence description for each of the five additional references, explaining how they fit with the research topic and the research question proposed. Make sure that these references come from scholarly sources using Argosy's library resources. 2. A  very detailed outline of what you would like to cover in the intro/lit review of your paper. Write it as an outline and think about what you want each paragraph or section to cover. Paste your references into each section where the information from that article applies to the topic. Below is an example of the outline although the references have not been pasted in yet: a. Introduction or Statement of the Problem (e.g. Predictors of Depression in Men) i. Research question (E.g. What factors predict depression in men? For example, age, marital status, family history, stressors). ii. Why is it important/implications  (E.g. xx% of men are depressed; less likely to seek treatment; if we can identify who is at risk, may be able to direct them to treatment sooner) iii. Revised hypothesis based on feedback from the instructor b. Review of the Literature (the following is an example for above topic): i. Brief description of depression, symptoms, and any unique symptoms for men (Cite articles from which you will obtain this information). ii. How widespread is it? Stats on depression in general but also stats on depression in men (Cite articles from which you will obtain this information). iii. List factors that put men at risk for depression (Cite articles). 1. Difficulty communicating distress or sadness (Cite articles). 2. Job/work pressures (Cite articles). iv. Demographic characteristics (Cite articles). 1. Relationship between age and depression (Cite articles). 2. Relationship between marital status and depression (Cite articles). 3. A 1-2 page description of the sample you would like to use for your study, that provides the answer to the following questions: a. What sampling technique would you use? b. Does the sample generalize to the population? Explain why or why not. c. What inclusion criteria would be used? What exclusion criteria would be used, if any? d. What ethical issues might be encountered when collecting your information from this sample? 4. Be sure to also submit all your ten references (the five from last week and the five new ones you added) in an APA-style reference page. Be sure to also include an APA-style title page with your submission. Your paper should be at least 2-3 pages long. Make sure you write in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrate ethical scholarship in accurate representation and attribution of sources; display accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation. M3-assaignment In your final paper for this course, you w ...

1. M2-assaignment
Based on the feedback you received on your submission from
last week, submit a revised draft of your paper with this
additional information:
1. Five additional references that could be used for your
research paper and include a 1-2 sentence description for each
of the five additional references, explaining how they fit with
the research topic and the research question proposed. Make
sure that these references come from scholarly sources using
Argosy's library resources.
2. A very detailed outline of what you would like to cover in
the intro/lit review of your paper. Write it as an outline and
think about what you want each paragraph or section to
cover. Paste your references into each section where the
information from that article applies to the topic. Below is an
example of the outline although the references have not been
pasted in yet:
a. Introduction or Statement of the Problem (e.g. Predictors of
Depression in Men)
i. Research question (E.g. What factors predict depression in
men? For example, age, marital status, family history,
stressors).
ii. Why is it important/implications (E.g. xx% of men are
depressed; less likely to seek treatment; if we can identify who
is at risk, may be able to direct them to treatment sooner)
iii. Revised hypothesis based on feedback from the instructor
b. Review of the Literature (the following is an example for
above topic):
i. Brief description of depression, symptoms, and any unique
symptoms for men (Cite articles from which you will obtain this
information).
ii. How widespread is it? Stats on depression in general but also
stats on depression in men (Cite articles from which you will
obtain this information).

2. iii. List factors that put men at risk for depression (Cite
articles).
1. Difficulty communicating distress or sadness (Cite articles).
2. Job/work pressures (Cite articles).
iv. Demographic characteristics (Cite articles).
1. Relationship between age and depression (Cite articles).
2. Relationship between marital status and depression (Cite
articles).
3. A 1-2 page description of the sample you would like to use
for your study, that provides the answer to the following
questions:
a. What sampling technique would you use?
b. Does the sample generalize to the population? Explain why or
why not.
c. What inclusion criteria would be used? What exclusion
criteria would be used, if any?
d. What ethical issues might be encountered when collecting
your information from this sample?
4. Be sure to also submit all your ten references (the five from
last week and the five new ones you added) in an APA-style
reference page. Be sure to also include an APA-style title page
with your submission. Your paper should be at least 2-3 pages
long. Make sure you write in a clear, concise, and organized
manner; demonstrate ethical scholarship in accurate
representation and attribution of sources; display accurate
spelling, grammar, and punctuation.
M3-assaignment
In your final paper for this course, you will need to write a
Methods section that is about 4 pages long where you will
assess and evaluate the methods of research.
In preparation for this particular section, answer the following
questions thoroughly and provide justification/support. The
more complete and detailed your answers for these questions,
the better prepared you are to successfully write your final

3. paper.
Please submit your answers as a single 4- to 6-page document as
a numbered list; this will ensure you do not inadvertently miss a
question.
Additionally, please submit a title page and a reference page in
proper APA format.
1.What is your research question?
2.What is your hypothesis or hypotheses? What is the null
hypothesis?
3.How many participants would you like to use and why? What
are the inclusion characteristics, i.e., what must they have in
order to be included in your study (for example, gender,
diagnosis, age, personality traits, etc.)? Are there any exclusion
characteristics, i.e. are there certain characteristics that would
exclude them from being in your study? Does the sample need
to be diverse? Why or why not?
4.What sampling technique will be used to collect your sample?
What population does your sample generalize to?
5.What are the variables in your study? HINT: Refer back to
your hypothesis or hypotheses.
6.Provide operational definitions for each variable.
7.How will you measure each variable? Discuss the reliability
and validity of these measures in general terms.
8.What technique will be used for data collection (e.g.,
observation, survey, interview, archival, etc.)?
9.What type of research design is being used?
10.Briefly discuss the procedure that would be followed when
conducting the research.
11.What are some POTENTIAL ethical issues? How might they
be addressed

4. M4-assaignment
In this assignment you will update the methods section for your
research paper and add your introduction and literature review.
The introduction and literature review should address your
research question: why it is important, and how prior research
does or does not support your hypothesis, as well as providing a
background on what we know about this topic.
Please refer to the material on the components of a research
paper provided in Module 1 as you work on this document.
Your methods section, in addition to covering the subheadings
of participants, instruments, and procedure, must include a
fourth subheading called ethical issues and note any ethical
issues that need to be considered, as well as how they would be

5. handled.
Be sure to include a title/cover page and a reference page
formatted in APA style.
Submit your response to the Submissions Area by the due date
assigned. Your response should be at least four pages, double
spaced, long. All written assignments and responses should
follow APA rules for attributing sources. Confirm the latest
edition number with your instructor.

6. M5-assaignment
Submit your final research paper to the Submissions Area by the
due date assigned. It should include a cover page, abstract,
intro/lit review, method section, results (simply report what
statistics you propose to use), discussion section, and reference
page.
Your final paper should be double-spaced, 8 to 10 pages in
length, and properly edited.
Please use the following information to help you with each
section:
1.Cover page: Pay attention to APA style and refer to the
example in your textbook.
2.Abstract: Is written on its own page and is a very brief
summary of your study. Think in terms of one sentence stating
your research question, one or two sentences regarding
background and what we already know about it, one or two
sentences regarding your methodology (e.g., how many
participants were used and how were your variables assessed),
and one or two sentences about your findings.
3.Intro/lit review: incorporate the feedback and make revisions
to the introduction and literature review submitted in Week 4.
4.Method section: incorporate the feedback and make revisions
to the Method section submitted in Week 4.
5.Results section: in one paragraph, state what statistical test
would have been used and why it was chosen.
6.Discussion section: broken down into the following
paragraphs:
◦paragraph 1: statement of your results/findings (or what you
imagine might be your results).

7. ◦paragraph 2: what might have affected those results (i.e.,
threats to internal and external validity). Include flaws in your
design and confounding variables.
◦paragraph 3: implications for your findings including the
significance and impact on the field as well as future research
directions.
Running head: Media’s Influence on Body Image
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Media’s Influence on Body Image
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Media's influence on body image
Institution Affiliation
Media's influence on body image
Perloff, R. M. (2014). Social media effects on young women’s
body image concern: Theoretical perspectives and an agenda for
research. Sex Roles, 71(11-12), 363-377.
This article major concern is about the effect of social media on
the young women’s body concern and the authors clearly
outlines the framework and ideas that will act as a guideline to
the means of conducting research in the topic that is drawn from
psychological theories and communication. The article states
that there is a lot of research that has been done of on the effect
of mass media on the body concerns yet there has been little

8. progress of research done on the process and the effect the same
mass media has on the perception of young women as well as
their body image.
The author proposes a model that emphasizes on the impact of
the characteristic of predisposed young women to the mass
media and the mediating psychological process on the eating
disorder and the effects on the body. The author
Richard M. Perloff is a professor at Cleveland State University
and has tough the department of communication as from 1979
and this has given him a wealth of knowledge in the subject that
makes the article quite authentic.
Fardouly, J., Diedrichs, P. C., Vartanian, L. R., & Halliwell, E.
(2015). Social comparisons on social media: The impact of
Facebook on young women's body image concerns and
mood. Body Image, 13, 38-45.
This article was written by professors Jasmine Fardouly of
UNSW Australia, Sydney, Dr. Phillippa Diedrichs who is an
internationally renowned scholar who has been praised for
coming up with evidence-based strategies for improving on the
body image and finally these three authors have done so much
research on the field of psychology and the article draws it
ethos from the reputation of these scholars.
This article is basically a research study that tries to explore the
effect of the use of Facebook on the body image of the women
and their mood and further tries to find out if their effects are
different from the effect created by an online fashion magazine.
In order to achieve these 112 different women were used as a
sample and they were exposed to Facebook and controlled
media. The result indicated that the women who spent time on
the Facebook had a more negative mood than the one not
exposed and at the same time it was realised that the women
who were exposed to the media that had matter concerning
appearance had difference in their facial, skin and hair matters
Meier, E. P., & Gray, J. (2014). Facebook photo activity

9. associated with body image disturbance in adolescent
girls. Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social
Networking, 17(4), 199-206.
The present examination inspected the connection between self-
perception and pre-adult young ladies' movement on the long-
range informal communication site (SNS) Facebook (FB).
Research has demonstrated that hoisted Internet "appearance
presentation" is decidedly related with expanded self-perception
unsettling influence among immature young ladies, and there is
an especially solid relationship with FB utilize. The present
investigation looked to duplicate and reach out upon these
discoveries by recognizing the particular FB highlights that
relate with self-perception aggravation in youthful young ladies.
A sum of 103 centre and secondary school females finished poll
measures of aggregate FB utilize, particular FB highlight
utilizes, weight disappointment, drive for slimness, thin perfect
disguise, appearance examination, and self-externalization. An
appearance presentation score was ascertained in view of
subjects' utilization of FB photograph applications with respect
to add up to FB utilize. Lifted appearance introduction, yet not
general FB utilization, was altogether related to weight
disappointment, drive for slenderness, thin perfect disguise, and
self-externalization. Suggestions for dietary problem avoidance
projects and best practices in looking into SNSs are examined.
Ferguson, C. J., Muñoz, M. E., Garza, A., & Galindo, M.
(2014). Concurrent and prospective analyses of peer, television
and social media influences on body dissatisfaction, eating
disorder symptoms and life satisfaction in adolescent
girls. Journal of youth and adolescence, 43(1), 1-14.
This article was conceptualised by Christopher Furgeson and
was assisted by Monica E. Munoz both members are having a
vast knowledge of psychology and additionally they had an
expert in data collection that is Galindo Mariza. This team have

10. been in involved in several our research that pertains to mass
media and its effect on the development of individuals.
The present examination analyzes TV, online networking and
companion rivalry impacts on body disappointment, dietary
problem side effects and life fulfilment in a specimen of 237 for
the most part Hispanic young ladies. 101 of these young ladies
were reassessed in a later half year development. Neither TV
presentation to thin perfect media nor online networking
anticipated negative results either simultaneously or tentatively
except for a little simultaneous relationship between web-based
social networking use and life fulfilment. The article concludes
that most of the adverse effect and negative influence are more
focused on the papers than on the social media
Tiggemann, M., & Slater, A. (2014). between: The Internet and
body image concerns in preteen age girls. The Journal of Early
Adolescence, 34(5), 606-620.
The point of the examination was to look at the connection
between media presentation and self-perception worries in
preteen age young ladies, with a specific concentration on the
Internet. An example of 189 young ladies finished survey
measures of media utilization and self-perception concerns.
About all young ladies (97.5%) had access to media at their
homes. The average time that individual was online were
analyzed to show the relationship between body reconnaissance,
decreased body regard, and expanded abstaining from food.
Time spent on these person to person communication
destinations created more grounded connections with self-
perception worry than did general Internet presentation. It was
inferred that the Internet speaks to an intense sociocultural
power among preteen age young ladies.
References
Fardouly, J., Diedrichs, P. C., Vartanian, L. R., & Halliwell, E.

11. (2015). Social comparisons on social media: The impact of
Facebook on young women's body image concerns and
mood. Body Image, 13, 38-45.
Ferguson, C. J., Muñoz, M. E., Garza, A., & Galindo, M.
(2014). Concurrent and prospective analyses of peer, television
and social media influences on body dissatisfaction, eating
disorder symptoms and life satisfaction in adolescent
girls. Journal of youth and adolescence, 43(1), 1-14.
Meier, E. P., & Gray, J. (2014). Facebook photo activity
associated with body image disturbance in adolescent
girls. Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social
Networking, 17(4), 199-206.
Perloff, R. M. (2014). Social media effects on young women’s
body image concern: Theoretical perspectives and an agenda for
research. Sex Roles, 71(11-12), 363-377.
Tiggemann, M., & Slater, A. (2014). between: The Internet and
body image concerns in preteen age girls. The Journal of Early
Adolescence, 34(5), 606-620.