The Cambridge Handbook of Research Methods and Statistics for the Social and Behavioral Sciences Volume 1: Building a Program of Research
Book contents
- The Cambridge Handbook of Research Methods and Statistics for the Social and Behavioral Sciences
- Cambridge Handbooks in Psychology
- The Cambridge Handbook of Research Methods and Statistics for the Social and Behavioral Sciences
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Contributors
- Preface
- Part I From Idea to Reality: The Basics of Research
- Part II The Building Blocks of a Study
- Part III Data Collection
- Part IV Statistical Approaches
- Part V Tips for a Successful Research Career
- 29 Designing a Line of Research
- 30 Successfully Publishing Research in the Social and Behavioral Sciences
- 31 Presenting Your Research
- 32 Building Fruitful Collaborations
- 33 Performing a Good Peer Review
- 34 Handling Submitted Manuscripts: As Editor and Author
- 35 Grant Writing Basics
- 36 Teaching Research Methods and Statistics
- 37 Working Outside Academia
- Index
- References
29 - Designing a Line of Research
from Part V - Tips for a Successful Research Career
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 25 May 2023
Book contents
- The Cambridge Handbook of Research Methods and Statistics for the Social and Behavioral Sciences
- Cambridge Handbooks in Psychology
- The Cambridge Handbook of Research Methods and Statistics for the Social and Behavioral Sciences
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Contributors
- Preface
- Part I From Idea to Reality: The Basics of Research
- Part II The Building Blocks of a Study
- Part III Data Collection
- Part IV Statistical Approaches
- Part V Tips for a Successful Research Career
- 29 Designing a Line of Research
- 30 Successfully Publishing Research in the Social and Behavioral Sciences
- 31 Presenting Your Research
- 32 Building Fruitful Collaborations
- 33 Performing a Good Peer Review
- 34 Handling Submitted Manuscripts: As Editor and Author
- 35 Grant Writing Basics
- 36 Teaching Research Methods and Statistics
- 37 Working Outside Academia
- Index
- References
Summary
Finding one’s niche in any scientific domain is often challenging, but there are certain tips and steps that can foster a productive research program. In this chapter, we use terror management theory (TMT) as an exemplar of what designing a successful line of research entails. To this end, we present an overview of the development and execution of our research program, including testing of original hypotheses, direct and conceptual replications, identification of moderating and mediating variables, and how efforts to understand failures to replicate mortality salience effects led to important conceptual refinements of the theory. Our hope is that recounting the history of terror management theory and research will be useful for younger scholars in their own research pursuits in the social and behavioral sciences.
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- The Cambridge Handbook of Research Methods and Statistics for the Social and Behavioral SciencesVolume 1: Building a Program of Research, pp. 629 - 650Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023
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