Editorial: How to Write an Effective Results and Discussion for the Journal of Pediatric Psychology

Abstract

Authors face the significant challenge of presenting their results in the Journal of Pediatric Psychology (JPP) completely, yet succinctly and writing a convincing discussion section that highlights the importance of their research. The third and final in a series of editorials (Drotar, 2009a,b), this article provides guidance for authors to prepare effective results and discussion sections. Authors also should review the JPP website (http://www.jpepsy.oxfordjournals.org/) and consider other relevant sources (American Psychological Association, 2001; APA Publications and Communications Board Working Group on Journal Reporting Standards, 2008; Bem, 2004; Brown, 2003; Wilkinson & The Task Force on Statistical Inference, 1999). Authors’ presentations of data and statistical analyses should be consistent with publication manual guidelines (American Psychological Association, 2001). For example, authors should present the sample sizes, means, and standard deviations for all dependent measures and the direction, magnitude, degrees of freedom, and exact p levels for inferential statistics. In addition, JPP editorial policy requires that authors include effect sizes and confidence intervals for major findings (Cumming & Finch, 2005, 2008; Durlak, 2009; Wilkinson & the Task Force on Statistical Inference, 1999; Vacha-Haase & Thompson, 2004).

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