Research methods
Hannah C. Williamson. “What are the early effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on relationship satisfaction and attributes” (2020)This research study examines how relationship satisfaction and attributions made within romantic relationships change over time during the early pandemic.
- How many participants were in the sample for this study? How were they recruited?
- What population were the researchers interested in studying? Is the sample used in the study representative of this population? Why or why not?
- summarize the main findings of the research article (you can state these very simply). Do these findings provide support for the researcher’s hypothesis/hypotheses?
- Is this study an example of an experimental or non-experimental research design? In 1 sentence, explain the evidence you used to determine your answer
- Is this study an example of basic or applied research? In 1-2 sentences, explain the characteristics of the study that you used to make this decision
- Based on the nature of the topic under study and/or the procedures described, what level of risk would this study’s procedures be categorized as by an institutional Research Ethics Board (REB). Why?
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What is the article’s full APA style citation?
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