Table of Contents
Figures, Tables, and Boxes vii
Preface xv
Acknowledgments xix
The Authors xxi
The Contributors xxiii
Foreword xxv
Part One: Foundations of Health Promotion Research 1
Chapter 1 Key Steps in the Research Process 3 Richard A. Crosby, Laura F. Salazar, and Ralph J. DiClemente
Chapter 2 Philosophy of Science and Theory Construction 23 Laura F. Salazar, Ralph J. DiClemente, and Richard A. Crosby
Chapter 3 Ethical Issues in Health Promotion Research 45 Richard A. Crosby, Laura F. Salazar, and Ralph J. DiClemente
Part Two: Fundamentals of Health Promotion Research 79
Chapter 4 Observational Research Designs 81 Laura F. Salazar, Richard A. Crosby, and Ralph J. DiClemente
Chapter 5 Experimental Research Designs 115 Laura F. Salazar, Richard A. Crosby, and Ralph J. DiClemente
Chapter 6 Principles of Sampling 147 Richard A. Crosby, Laura F. Salazar, and Ralph J. DiClemente
Chapter 7 Measurement in Health Promotion 177 Richard A. Crosby, Laura F. Salazar, Richard R. Clayton, and Ralph J. DiClemente
Chapter 8 Qualitative Research Strategies and Methods for Health Promotion 209 Laura F. Salazar, Alejandra Mijares, Richard A. Crosby, and Ralph J. DiClemente
Part Three: Applications of Health Promotion Research 257
Chapter 9 Conducting Observational Research 259 Richard A. Crosby, Laura F. Salazar, and Ralph J. DiClemente
Chapter 10 Methodological Considerations in the Design, Implementation, and Reporting of Randomized Controlled Trials in Health Promotion Research 285 Ralph J. DiClemente, Laura F. Salazar, and Richard A. Crosby
Chapter 11 Community-Based Participatory Research in the Context of Health Promotion 313 Ralph J. DiClemente, Laura F. Salazar, and Richard A. Crosby
Chapter 12 Program Evaluation 337 Nancy J. Thompson and Michelle C. Kegler
Chapter 13 Survey Research for Health Promotion 367 Richard A. Crosby, Laura F. Salazar, and Ralph J. DiClemente
Part Four: Data Analysis 395
Chapter 14 Statistical Techniques for Analyzing Observational Research in Health Promotion 397 Richard A. Crosby, Laura F. Salazar, and Ralph J. DiClemente
Chapter 15 Principles of Statistical Analysis for Randomized Controlled Trials in Health Promotion Research 429 Ralph J. DiClemente, Laura F. Salazar, and Richard A. Crosby
Chapter 16 Methods and Procedures for Analyzing Qualitative Data in Health Promotion 455 Laura F. Salazar, Alejandra Mijares, Richard A. Crosby, and Ralph J. DiClemente
Part Five: Core Skills Related to Health Promotion Research 491
Chapter 17 Introduction to Scientific Writing 493 Richard A. Crosby, Ralph J. DiClemente, and Laura F. Salazar
Chapter 18 Understanding the Grant Process and Developing an Effective Research Grant Application 525 Ralph J. DiClemente, Laura F. Salazar, and Richard A. Crosby
Name Index 560
Subject Index 565