Research Report on Internet Addiction Introduction Paragraph I (100 – 150 words)
Introduce the topic of the research (i.e., Internet addiction)
Set the context for our research what is it? Why is it important?
Outline what you are investigating in relation to Internet addiction and why (i.e., provide a rationale for the study)
Why is it important to explore the psychological correlates of Internet addiction?
Research Report on Internet Addiction Introduction Paragraph II
(100 – 150 words)
Define and describe the first variable you have chosen (Social Anxiety)
Explain how you think this variable relates to Internet addiction – draw on the literature to help you explain the relationship (reference this appropriately)
Provide evidence of past research in the literature which has, actually shown a relationship between Social Anxiety and Internet addiction(reference this appropriately)
Finally, cite past research evidence that has already demonstrated the basic relationship you propose
Chances are, your chosen relationships have been studied before
You can also cite more general theories that speak to the mechanisms you propose (e.g. social comparison, norms)
Introduction Paragraph III (100-150 words)
Define and describe the first variable you have chosen (depression)
Explain how you think this variable relates to Internet addiction – draw on the literature to help you explain the relationship (reference this appropriately)
Provide evidence of past research in the literature which has, actually shown a relationship between Depression and Internet addiction(reference this appropriately)
Finally, cite past research evidence that has already demonstrated the basic relationship you propose
Chances are, your chosen relationships have been studied before
You can also cite more general theories that speak to the mechanisms you propose (e.g. social comparison, norms)
Introduction Paragraph IV (100-150 words)
Restate the aim of your research (e.g. to the relationship between Internet addiction and your depression and social anxiety)
Methods of Research Report on Internet Addiction
Briefly indicate the methods you’ll be using to test your research question (i.e., online questionnaire)
State your hypothesis regarding each relationship
I hypothesize that Social anxiety will be positively correlated with Internet addiction Also that depression will be positively correlated with Internet addiction.
Hypotheses should flow logically from your literature review in the previous paragraphs
RESULTS SHOW THAT THERE WAS A POSITIVE CORRELATION BETWEEN DEPRESSION AND INTERNET ADDICTION
RESULTS SHOW THAT THERE WAS A POSITIVE CORRELATION BETWEEN SOCIAL ANXIETY AND INTERNET ADDICTION
Discussion Paragraph I
Re-state your topic, aim, and the variables you investigated
It does not matter if this first paragraph only has 2 – 3 sentences
Research Report on Internet Addiction Discussion Guidelines
Discussion Paragraph II (100 – 150 words)
Describe the findings for Social anxiety
State whether they supported the hypothesis you proposed in the introduction for that relationship e.g., In line with the hypothesis…, Contrary to the hypothesis…
Relate your findings back to the past research you referenced in the introduction
If your results are consistent with the previous research,
re-explain how this variable relates to Internet addiction, saying that your finding in this study provides further support for this
If not, discuss why you may not have found the relationship you hypothesised
Discussion Paragraph III (100 – 150 words)
Follow the exact same structure as you did in your second paragraph for Depression
Discussion Paragraph IV (100 – 150 words)
Discuss the implications that your findings may have
Discuss the limitations of the research
Discuss potential future directions
Discussion Paragraph IV (100 – 150 words)
Identify and discuss a key limitation of the study
Clearly explain why it is a limitation
Think about limitations concerning the methods and measures we used
Make at least one suggestion for future research that can directly resolve the limitation you have identified
Explain how this suggestion can overcome the limitation in detail
