Research Design and Sampling
Walden University
SOCW 6301: Social Work Practice Research 1
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, Introduction
Quantitative and qualitative studies both are helpful to social workers. They help social
workers get a sense of how a client might be feeling depending on their particular situations.
Research and data are already discovered to help them do so. Researchers may choose to do a
quantitative or qualitative study. Moreover, for this paper I will be discussing an article titled
“Attachment-Based Family Therapy and Individual Emotion-Focused Therapy for Unresolved
Anger: Qualitative Analysis of Treatment Outcomes and Change Processes.” This article is based
on a qualitative study. Elkatawneh (2016) states that qualitative studies explore the opinions of
different individuals to help gather data. The researchers in this study used interviewed methods
to obtain information that was based on different opinions of individuals who had similar
characteristics . There were multiple researchers in this study, and they all interviewed clients
who attended Attachment-Based Family Therapy (ABFT) and Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT)
for at least six-month period (Steinmann et al, 2017). Researchers wanted to get these particular
individuals so that their study could be sufficient.
Sampling Method
The sample method utilized in this study was nonprobability sampling. This study was
not conducted by choosing random individuals. All of the individuals chosen for this sample had
something in common. That was attending Attachment- Based therapy (ABFT), or Emotion-
Focused Therapy (EFT). These participants also displayed anger issues that have had some sort
of effect on their relationship with their parents (Steinmann et al, 2017). Furthermore, Etikan
(2016) states that purposive sampling includes individuals in their sample that possess certain
characteristics that are similar to each other. This is what happened in this study. Purposive
examining is very helpful when conducting a study. The study becomes more reliable since
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Walden University
SOCW 6301: Social Work Practice Research 1
13:53:29 GMT -05:00
, Introduction
Quantitative and qualitative studies both are helpful to social workers. They help social
workers get a sense of how a client might be feeling depending on their particular situations.
Research and data are already discovered to help them do so. Researchers may choose to do a
quantitative or qualitative study. Moreover, for this paper I will be discussing an article titled
“Attachment-Based Family Therapy and Individual Emotion-Focused Therapy for Unresolved
Anger: Qualitative Analysis of Treatment Outcomes and Change Processes.” This article is based
on a qualitative study. Elkatawneh (2016) states that qualitative studies explore the opinions of
different individuals to help gather data. The researchers in this study used interviewed methods
to obtain information that was based on different opinions of individuals who had similar
characteristics . There were multiple researchers in this study, and they all interviewed clients
who attended Attachment-Based Family Therapy (ABFT) and Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT)
for at least six-month period (Steinmann et al, 2017). Researchers wanted to get these particular
individuals so that their study could be sufficient.
Sampling Method
The sample method utilized in this study was nonprobability sampling. This study was
not conducted by choosing random individuals. All of the individuals chosen for this sample had
something in common. That was attending Attachment- Based therapy (ABFT), or Emotion-
Focused Therapy (EFT). These participants also displayed anger issues that have had some sort
of effect on their relationship with their parents (Steinmann et al, 2017). Furthermore, Etikan
(2016) states that purposive sampling includes individuals in their sample that possess certain
characteristics that are similar to each other. This is what happened in this study. Purposive
examining is very helpful when conducting a study. The study becomes more reliable since
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