For questions 1 through 4:
In a diverse society such as the U.S., there are differing opinions on bed-sharing. For questions 1-4 you will explore these ideas.
**Note 1: some sites may use the word “co-sleeping” when they mean “bed-sharing”.
For this activity, you can use articles that use the word “co-sleeping” as long as the article discusses caregivers sleeping in the same bed as the baby.
***Note 2: the articles you find do not need to be scholarly (they can be though, but it is not required).
1) Find an article online that supports bed-sharing.
What are 2 advantages (i.e., good things) about bed-sharing that was mentioned in this article?
2)List the website addresses for the article that supports bed-sharing.
3) Find an article online that is against bed-sharing. What are 2 disadvantages (i.e., bad things) about bed-sharing that was mentioned in this article?
4) List the website addresses for the article that is against bed-sharing.
For questions 5 through 9 below: Imagine you are a researcher who wants to conduct a research study to test whether bed-sharing is associated with children’s health.
5) What is the independent and dependent variable in this study above?
6) What would a positive correlation be between this independent and dependent variable?
7) What would a negative correlation be between this independent and dependent variable?
8) Describe how you would test this research question using a cross-sectional research design.
9) Describe how you would test this research question using a longitudinal research design.
