What are the early effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on relationship satisfaction and attributes

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.

  1. How many participants were in the sample for this study? How were they recruited?
  2. What population were the researchers interested in studying? Is the sample used in the study representative of this population? Why or why not?
  3. 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?
  4. 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
  5. 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
  6. 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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