Research proposal on domestic violence

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Subject Area:Health Care

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4 Objectives And Aims……………………………………………………………4 Research Question/Hypothesis…………………………………………………5 BACKGROUND AND STATEMENT OF THE STUDY……………………5 RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS……………………………………. 7 Study design……………………………………………………………… ………8 Study population and sampling……………………………………………………8 Data collection methods and instruments…. 9 Data analysis methods ………………………………………………………………9 Ethical considerations………………………………………………………………. 10 TIME FRAME……………………………………………………………………. 10 Strengths and weaknesses of the study…………………………………………… 12 Budget and motivation………………………………………………………………12 References…………………………………………………………………………… 13 Abstract Domestic violence has devastating impacts on all those who are exposed to it including the victims, perpetrators as well as the children who witness the unpleasant event. , the number of individuals who witness family violence globally stands at 275 million and over 10 million children in America alone witness family violence. The influence of witnessing parental violence events can be devastating and subjects these children into greater risks of being violently attacked as well. Evidence indicates a connection amongst the occurrence of domestic violence with greater risks to the safety of children, and the numbers of reports and calls to CPS can generally affect the ability of children to remain within their families or home.

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However, authorities concerned with children protection are regularly involved in incidences of domestic violence, which has made them to utilize measures that entail vacating the children from the family or home. Purpose: The purpose of this research is to identify the experiences of young one aged nine years and above who witness domestic violence and the effects on their adjustments, development, behaviors as well as physiological effects. A significant number of children can narrate very traumatic episodes that they heard but have never witnessed the main act of events of violence. Another study indicated that the psychosocial results of children involved in violence events had substantially worse results than those who witness the domestic violence3. The effect of witnessing violence can vary for all persons, it can have significant developmental effects on children, and these effects can begin as early as conception and prevail all through adulthood depending on the severity of the trauma.

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Effects of Witnessing Family Violence on Child Growth and Development The effects of domestic violence on the emotional and physiological development as well as the social and physical development of children witnessing domestic violence are far-reaching, and studies indicate that the effects can take off even before the child is born because of the distress the mother goes through. Emotional and social development is what impacts individuals mind and their behavioral regulations like mental activities, behaviors, and intellectual abilities. Research methodology is important in any research because it helps the researchers to study the group of individuals who are affected by the issue studied. In this case, the sample will comprise of young girls and women who have passed through domestic violence.

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Population and Study Sample The study will target school going girls who have been affected by domestic violence. The sample will be selected from a population of about 100 girls. From the 100 girls, the participants of this research will be a sample of about 25 girls who will be selected from a pool of those girls who have ever experienced domestic violence. For this study, the researcher will utilize interview where he will have one on one interview with the sample. The interview will interview one sample at a time. The data will also be acquired through issuing questionnaires. The questionnaire will have additional of about four questions that will provide the researchers with demographic data that may influence the perception regarding domestic violence.

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The questionnaire will also have optional questions that will provide additional information although the information might not be used in the research. Furthermore, it will be used to analyze the sample variables and will be indicated in a table form. For the data collected via questionnaire and the past studies will be analyzed via a descriptive statistics where it will measure variability; mean. Quantitative research will also be deployed to determine the relationship that exists between both dependent and independent variables of the samples. Again, inferential statistics will as be utilized in this research in order to establish the age that is commonly affected by the domestic violence and the extent at which this domestic violence influences their psychological. Ethics and Human Subjects Issues This research will be designed in a manner that the topic will not be subjected to any risk.

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