Parental Weight Perception - Essay Example

The following are the nine steps of a research process.

1. Defining the research population
2. Defining the research goal and specifying the exact research questions
3. Determination of whether the research should be observational or experimental
4. Selecting a research design that provides a rigorous test of the research questions
5. Determining the variables that must be measured
6. Selecting the sampling procedure
7. Implementing the research plan
8. Data analysis
9. Communication of the research findings

My selected article is ‘Parental weight perception: A cause for concern in the prevention and management of childhood obesity in the United Arab Emirates,’ as authored by Aljunaibi, Abdulle, and Nagelkerke. The article demonstrates the implementation of the steps but the steps are communicated in a different order. Definition of the research population is evident in the methodology section as the researchers identify children and their parents from an obesity society. The study’s goal is also defined. It aimed to investigate parents’ perception of their children’s weight as compared to the children’s real weight. Research questions are however not stated. The article’s methodology section also demonstrates choice for an observational study. Even though the research design and sampling procedure are not reported, implementation of the research plan for data analysis and the final documentation of the research shows that these processes were included in the research process. The article's nine-step model was therefore utilized in developing the research objective and research methodology. Implementation of the methodology derived data for analysis and the final documentation in the journal to summarize the model (Aljunaibi, Abdulle and Nagelkerke, 1- 4).