Topic: What protective factors do North American Somali diaspora communities utilize to promote positive mental wellness?
The literature review should be double-spaced (one inch margins), include at least eight peer-reviewed references– specifically journal articles (no textbooks, youtube, websites, etc.).
The easiest way for you to understand what the final product of Assignment 1 should look like is to examine the format of peer-reviewed research papers. Most research papers include an Abstract, Introduction, Methods, Results, Discussion, and References. Assignment 1 is basically the Introduction section of a peer-reviewed, applied research paper.
Aim for 1600 words (acceptable ranged is 1400-1800 words, whatever that works out for you in pages) not including title page and references in the word count. References end up adding a lot of words and so they should not be included in the word count.
Include a title page with all authors and a reference section listing all references in APA format. Use APA format throughout the paper; however, include the word count of the paper WITHOUT the references in the title page under your name(s).
*IMPORTANT NOTE* This paper will be checked by Turnitin to detect any kind of plagiarism or AI writing. Make sure the paper is 100% original work and cite all sources correctly!!
Your paper should do the following:
* Describe the social issue that you wish to investigate.
* Explain the relevance of the social problem and why it is important to research.
* Cite the existing empirical knowledge of your topic of interest, referring to at least eight-ten peer-reviewed sources.
* Integrate these sources to create an overall picture of the state of your research area. You will likely need to use subheadings to create order and structure. Again, read some peer-reviewed applied research papers, not for content but for the structure.
* Logically set up your review and subsequent research question, which should appear at the end of the literature review using the heading “Present Study”. Describe your hypothesis and/or your main research questions (e.g., “This research set out to determine if outreach workers with lived experience of homelessness are more effective at dealing with homeless populations than outreach workers who do not have lived experience.”) and explain how these will contribute to the existing body of knowledge as found in the literature. As you go through your research articles, you will see this format being modeled for you.
Grading Criteria
Title:
Titles are important. Does it capture the sentiment of the paper? Does it capture the reader’s attention? 1 point
Introduction and Main Body:
Introduction to the topic: Does it address the scope of the issue/problem? Have you made a compelling reason for why it matters (in an applied manner, answering the question “Who cares”)?
Main body: What is the current state of the literature in this area? Did you make good use of subheadings? Based on the current, existing literature, what is known so far? If necessary, are important terms defined? Are the references integrated well (i.e., not just listing studies but showing a true integration of information into a coherent representation of the current state of the literature)? Where is there a dearth of information? What still needs to be studied/further explore? Does your main research question logically follow? Cite empirical justification for your topic of interest referring to at least eight sources. 16 points
References:
Include a reference section listing all references in APA format. APA format throughout paper. Integration of references. Statements of fact are referenced. 4 points
Writing and Grammar:
Writing well really matters. Spend a lot of time polishing your paper and expect tp loose grades for mistakes.
See what I did there, the typos (“tp” instead of “to” and “loose instead of “lose”)? Mistakes will affect your grade negatively. Why? This skill matters to employers! You make them look bad if you’re writing is sloppy. (Again, note the difference between your and you’re).
Hint to help: Manage your time well. Edit, edit, edit! Have a speech feature read your entire paper out loud to you. 12 points
Total: 33 points
Note: For this course, grades are not assumed to be 100% and then penalized for infractions. They are a cumulative, overall assessment. You earn your grades based on the quality and completeness of work.
Potential sources for the paper: please make sure only peer reviewed sources are used and that they are relevant to the topic:
1. We Left One War and Came to Another: Resource Loss, Acculturative Stress, and Caregiver-Child Relationships in Somali Refugee Families
2. Patterns of Tobacco Use and Related Protective Factors Among Somali Youth in the United States
3. Mental health in Somali youth in the United States: the role of protective factors in preventing depressive symptoms, suicidality, and self-injury
4. Protective Factors for Violence Perpetration in Somali Young Adults: The Role of Community Belonging and Neighborhood Cohesion
5. Risk and Protective Factors for Common Mental Disorders among Urban Somali Refugee Youth
6. Predicting mental health outcomes in a sample of Somali refugee youth: The role of child trauma
7. Perceived Discrimination, Coping Styles, and Internalizing Symptoms Among a Community Sample of Hispanic and Somali Adolescents
8. Exploring intergenerational communication and stress in refugee families
9. “Only Allah Can Heal”: A Cultural Formulation of the Psychological, Religious, and Cultural Experiences of a Somali Man
10. The role of discrimination, assimilation, and gender in the mental health of resettled Somali young adults: A longitudinal, moderated mediation analysis
11. Healing dimensions of Somali poetry in response to military humanitarian intervention
12. Mental Health Service Utilization of Somali Adolescents: Religion, Community, and School as Gateways to Healing
13. Healing the Health System after Civil Unrest – Action for Somali Health Research and Development
14. Weddings and parties: Cultural healing in one community of Somali women
15. Traditional Somali Diaspora Medical Practices in the USA: A Scoping Review
16. Traditional Medicine and Help-Seeking Behaviors for Health Problems Among Somali Bantu Refugees Resettled in the United States
17. The therapeutic role of Somali humour in digesting military humanitarian intervention
18. Islamic Trauma Healing: Integrating Faith and Empirically Supported Principles in a Community-Based Program
19. Trauma Healing Club: Utilizing Culturally Responsive Processes in the Implementation of an After-School Group Intervention to Address Trauma Among African Refugees
20. Stronger Together: Community Resilience and Somali Bantu Refugees
21. Local to Global: Somali Perspectives on Faith, Community, and Resilience in Response to COVID-19
22. Indigenous Knowledge for Resilience and Adaptation in Pastoral Production System of Somali Regional State in Ethiopia
23. “Whatever you hide, also hides you”: A discourse analysis on mental health and service use in an American community of Somalis
24. Negative perceived context of reception and sociocultural resources on mental health among Hispanic and Somali adolescents
25. Camel milk, amoxicillin, and a prayer: Medical pluralism and medical humanitarian aid in the Somali Region of Ethiopia
26. https://hrcak.srce.hr/file/336784
