Pull out the most important aspects of your research question
Use different keywords / synonyms / alternate terms
Brainstorm a list or create a word web
Use a thesaurus to help you think of alternate words
Example:
Have social media sites led to an increase in bullying among young adults?
Social Media: social network, social platform
Bullying: tormenting, hectoring, harassing
Young Adults: adolescent, juvenile, teenager, emerging adult
Parts of a Research Study
1. Question(s) the researcher is trying to answer
2. Reasons why it is important to answer the question(s)
3. Literature Review that explains what is already understood or has already been studied on the topic
4. Research Method used in this study
5. Results of this study
6. Conclusions that can be made based on this study
7. Limitation(s) of this study
8. Recommendation of areas for additional study
9. References of works consulted for this study
Even after a thorough search, you may not be able to find many sources on your specific topic. Possibly, your exact topic has not yet been studied. In that case, you can use other studies related to your topic to help in designing your study.