Research Methodology on Psychological Distress in Refugee Minors

This report presents the research methodology employed to investigate the psychological distress and mental healthcare needs of unaccompanied asylum seekers and refugee minors within child and adolescent mental health services. The study adopts a qualitative research approach, utilizing an inductive research design to develop a new framework for understanding the issue. An exploratory research design is used to systematically address the research problem. The research philosophy is interpretivism. Non-probability sampling is applied, with 20 employees from a mental asylum selected as participants using random sampling. Data collection involves both primary and secondary sources, with a questionnaire technique used to gather information. Thematic analysis is chosen for data analysis to facilitate the extraction of meaningful insights and conclusions. The report includes a detailed methodology section and a list of references to support the research process.

Psychological Distress and Mental Healthcare
Needs of Unaccompanied Asylum Seekers and Refugee Minors in
Child and Adolescent.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER 3 – RESEARCH METHODOLOGY..........................................................................3
Research Methodology ...............................................................................................................3
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................5

CHAPTER 3 – RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
Research Methodology
The research methodology can be defined as basic principles which utilised by
investigator fore gathering the information related to specific subject or theme. The various
methods used buy researcher in present study for gathering, analysing and interpretation of
information related to topic Psychological Distress and Mental Healthcare Needs of
Unaccompanied Refugee Minors in Child and adolescent mental health services are :
Research type: Among two type of investigation that is qualitative and quantitative. Researcher
in present study on topic Psychological Distress and Mental Healthcare Needs of
Unaccompanied Refugee Minors in Child and adolescent mental health has planned to conduct
the qualitative research. Specific research type has been selected as it provides investigator an
ease in collection, analysing and interpretation of information.
Research approach : It is the process which is designed on the basis of belief related to the
method which can be used for accumulation, analysis and interpretation of data . Some of the
approaches which can be utilised by investigator are inductive and deductive. Investigator has
applied inductive research study in present investigation (Guercini, 2014.). Particular research
has been utilised by researcher because it allows investigator in development of new framework.
Research design : It is basically a strategy used by researcher reaching to the conclusion. Few
type of design which can be used for investigation are descriptive, exploratory, explanatory etc.
(Adhariani,Sciulli, and Clift, R., 2017.) The scholar have applied exploratory research design as
it helps them in addressing the problem in more systematised way.
Philosophy applied to investigation: It is the belief of people about the way research should be
conducted. Few research philosophy are positivism as well as interprevistism. The researcher in
present undertaking on topic Psychological Distress and Mental Healthcare Needs of
Unaccompanied Refugee Minors in Child and adolescent mental health have utilised
interprevistism research philosophy (Bilau, Witt and Lill, 2018. ). The reason for choosing the
particular research topic is that it assist scholar in execution of investigation in systematic
manner.

Sampling : It is the procedure in which few participants are selected as a participants in
undertaking. Probability as well as non-probability sampling are two type of technique.
Investigator in present study has applied non- probability sampling. Investigator has selected the
20 employees working mental asylum as participant in research by applying the random
sampling technique. As researcher perceives that employees working in mental asylum can
provide the detailed data related to the theme.
Method used for collecting data : Scholar has use both primary as well as secondary source
for gathering the data related to topic. Researcher has applied questionnaire technique for
gathering information related to topic. Questionnaire method has been used by investigator for
providing participants an ease in answering questions.
Technique applied for data analysis : data analysis is procedure which is performed for
extracting out meaning information from huge amount of data. Investigator in present study will
apply thematic analysis, as it will provide them an ease in reaching to the conclusion.

REFERENCES
Books and Journals:
Adhariani, D., Sciulli, N. and Clift, R., 2017. Research Methodology. In Financial Management
and Corporate Governance from the Feminist Ethics of Care Perspective (pp. 81-117).
Springer International Publishing.
Bilau, A.A., Witt, E. and Lill, I., 2018. Research methodology for the development of a
framework for managing post-disaster housing reconstruction. Procedia engineering, 212,
pp.598-605.
Guercini, S., 2014. New qualitative research methodologies in management. Management
Decision.52(4).pp.662-674.