Qualitative Research Report – The Psychology of Friendships

The assignment is a Qualitative Research Report based on the attached interview. The assignment is fairly easy because it is part of the Introduction to Research Methods module in which we for the first time learn how to do research. Due to that research has a very small sample and that is only one interview with one participant. You already started to work on the part of the assignment doing Literature Review.

The Research Question is:

What is perceived as being important for friendship?Discuss

The topic of the interview is: The Psychology of Friendships, and you will need to write up your findings as a Qualitative Report.

As part of this you will need to:
1. Carry out a Literature Review (which you already started).
2. Conduct a Thematic Analysis.
3. Structure your findings using the conventional Scientific Report style Use the American Psychological Association style of referencing.