Research Proposal: The purpose of this research is to look at depression and masculinity and its effect on suicidality. It focuses on changing the way teenage boys interact with other individuals, so that they open up about emotions and struggles. The sample would be composed of children and teenagers between the ages of 10-15. Classrooms would be randomly chosen from schools around Montreal elementary and high schools. This research would be a randomized control trial.
Depression would be defined as it is in the DSM-5 under Major Depressive Disorder (Reynolds and Kamphaus 2013). It will be measured by the Children’s Depression Rating Scale-Revised Score and Reynold Adolescent Depression Scale – second edition (Keller et al. 2011; Reynolds
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It characterizes personality based on gender stereotypes by measuring how well one fits in a traditional sex role.
As part of the experiment, a survey will be administered to collect data from the subjects, a desired number of 200. First, the subjects in the experimental group will complete the depression survey with the Bem scale and the Suicidal Ideation Questionnaire to see where the subjects start. This would be followed by an education period on rates of depression, suicide, and suicidality all while addressing belief and typical reactions of talking about emotions and its association to femininity. In addition, it would address the connection of masculinity to violence. There needs to be an openness when talking about emotions, where seeking help is not associated with weakness. It would be emphasized that there is always a possibility to get help. They would learn to monitor and recognize their emotions. The education sessions would have for effect of normalizing the topic of depression and suicidality, where people who are affected should feel less lonely. The students get exposed to the issues and get desensitized to their association with gender role. They would also
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The consent of the parents is essential since the students are under eighteen years of age and the student themselves should provide assent. They will be given the opportunity to retract their participation at any point during the experiment as a way to seek the free, informed, and ongoing consent. The participants will be given a short briefing about what the experiment consists of. Parents, teachers, school and ethics boards will get a full briefing. The students will get a full debriefing at the end of the experiment. The surveys will be kept anonymous. However, the group exercise will be conducted without anonymity so as to create a connection with the students. All information given by the test subjects in the exercise would remain confidential and would not be recorded to allow for the students to speak freely. The students will be linked to numbers which will not be identifiable to a name and only used for continuity and
Closely related to notions of masculinity is mental health. As the Canadian Mental Health Association [CMHA] (2018) and CMHF (2018) report, beliefs about masculinity can discourage men’s interest in health issues, and stigma, fears of emasculation, vulnerability, and powerlessness in particular can dissuade interest in mental health. For example, many men have lower awareness of depression and anxiety symptoms or do not believe they are susceptible, and they often do not link issues or symptoms like anger and insomnia, to emotional distress (CMHA, 2018; State of Victoria, Department of Health 2015). Rather, men tend to employ maladaptive behaviours, like numbing, which can lead to self-destructive behaviours, such as violence
A statistic pertaining suicide and gender is that women are more common to attempt suicide; men are more likely to complete suicide (Nelson, Ballas). Females are more likely to talk about their emotions. Sometimes, they may attempt suicide to seek attention or express their emotions. On the other hand, males normally keep all of their feelings on the inside. Because of this, men could be more prone to actually ending their life over seeking attention. The gender issue linked with suicide can result in men and women reacting differently to their emotions, showing how much of a problem it
The journal is written about Canadian adolescent's rates regarding suicide evidence in the year of 2014 that goes back to the year 2008 concerning the youth being hospitalized twenty-five percent for a suicide attempt. Then eighteen percent engage in non-suicidal self-harm behaviors in
The participation rate among the three schools was over 95%. In order to take part in the studies, the school sent home consent forms to the parents to inform them what kind of studies were going to be performed. If the student returned the consent form signed, then they were able to take part in the experiment. The students were then given directions on how to complete the surveys and assistance was given if necessary. (Cyr, B et al
The Problem Of Depression in Men Depression is a physical illness as well as a psychological one. It makes you feel bad physically, but the problems start with your emotions. Do not expect yourself to "snap out of it." It will take time to treat depression. A mental health provider skilled in cognitive therapy may help you feel better. You may need a medication. There are many new medications that have few side effects and work well for most people. Many times, a combination of medication and therapy can help you get well quickly and stay well. There are different types of depression: Major Depression It is an illness many doctors believe is related to an imbalance of a natural chemical in the body called serotonin. It can be triggered
Part I: The legal considerations would be to inform the participants that there would be no harm or risk to the participants. Since the participants are adolescents the researcher needs to obtain a secure informed consent from the parent or guardian before they participate. The researcher’s ethics are to provide full disclosure to the participants. The researcher should be open and honest to the participants regarding the study. The researcher’s ethical consideration is to protect the privacy of each participant. This can be accomplished by ensuring confidentiality and by having the data stored securely. Also, the researcher should
I would use the Beck Depression Inventory – II (BDI-II) to measure for symptoms of depression of an affective, cognitive, behavioral, or psychological nature
The data collected from this experiment will not contain personal identifiable information. Only the researchers involved with this experiment will have access to the data collected. The paperwork will be stored in a locked file cabinet and the data stored on hard drive on a password protected computer. All information obtained from participants will be kept confidential and protected from unauthorized access. All data sheets will be coded with group labels and numbers. No personal identifying marks of any kind will be present on any of the data forms. The data sheets will be stored separately from the signed consent forms. All data from this study will be reported as group averages. No single identifiable cases will ever be reported.
In Peter N. Stearns’ book Be a Man! he cites Nichols, Pleck and Sawyer as he makes the assertion that “Macho man, artificially and oppressively virile, asserts himself over hapless women and in fields of aggression ranging from big business to war, from raising of sons to the domestic cloistering of wives” (Nichols, Pleck and Sawyer). White men in America throughout history have guided themselves according to a particular set of social norms which defines their masculinity. Society embraces these defining characteristics and therefore sets standards for the men to live by and be judged by. John Steinbeck comments on the irony of these standards as he said “Men, kindness and
Depression is the most common mental disorder, not only for adults, but for children and teenagers as well. The DSM-IV classifies depression as a mood disorder. It states that an individual has suffered a “major depressive episode” if certain symptoms persist for at least two weeks, including a loss of enjoyment in previously pleasurable activities, a sad or irritable mood, a significant change in weight or appetite, problems sleeping or concentrating, and feelings of worthlessness. These symptoms of depression fall into four categories: mood, cognitive, behavioral, and physical. Depression affects how individuals feel, think, behave, and how their bodies work. People with depression may experience symptoms in any or all of the
Another important aspect to look into is the different reasons why men and women commit suicide. For women, it is often thought that the main reason for female suicide is from depression over relational failure or problems with relationships (Kalish et al 2010). For men, suicidal behaviors are believed to be stemmed from achievement failure or identity threats that can come from a failure of living up to the hegemonic masculine identity (Kalish et al 2010). When looking at the idea that the main cause for suicidal behaviors in men is the mindset that they failed to live up to the masculine identity. In the distorted lens of a man that is contemplating suicide, it could seem that the only way for this man to attain the identity of being ‘masculine’
Upon entering the study students signed in and were handed an informed consent. Participants were randomly assigned to a condition by picking a slip of paper from alternating cups that contained a number one through eight. Students then took a seat an individual computers and informed consents were reviewed, signed and collected by a research assistant. Participants were provided with headphones by the research assistants if they did not bring their own. Participants then began the survey. They were first asked to report their age in years. If they responded with an age less than 18 years they were thanked for their time and no further questions were asked. Students 18 years and older proceeded with the survey. They were then
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The results of the participants will be only reviewed by the experimenter and the professor, Dr. Kris Vasquez. The surveys that is being provided to the participants will be anonymous for other viewers. The data will be anonymous for other viewers, besides the experimenter. Participants will be informed of this before taking the survey.