Question

1. Why is scientific research important in community psychology? Provide an example of scientific research in community psychology (from a peer-reviewed journal article). Discuss what method of research was used and explain how the findings of this study support community psychology’s goals. Please provide an APA-style citation for your article, including the permalink.

Answer 1

A scientific research is important in any field of psychology as the results from this research are valid and can be easily generalized to a greater population. A scientific research provides an appropriate solution a community problem.

Goodman et. al. (2018) collaborated to develop an online toolkit for emerging researchers interested in  community-based participatory research (CBPR). This report frames the need for CBPR in DV research using short vignettes that come from our own research experience; introduces Power Through Partnerships: A CBPR Toolkit for Domestic Violence Researchers; and presents recommendations for developing, promoting, and disseminating future CBPR research.

The methodology used by these researchers to divide the group into subgroups to develop community partnerships.

Due to lack of time I couldn't find a better reserach , but you can go to google scholar and search for much better researches.

APA style: Lisa A. Goodman, Kristie A. Thomas, Nkiru Nnawulezi, Carrie Lippy, Josephine V. Serrata, Susan Ghanbarpour, et al. (2017). Bringing Community Based Participatory Research to Domestic Violence Scholarship: an Online Toolkit. Journal of Family Violence .