...Article Critique Paper on The Childhood Experiences of Incarcerated Male Child Sexual Abusers An Assignment Submitted to Dr. Karena T. Valkyrie for Orientation To Psychological Studies PSY 2230 4/03/13 Madeline Holberg Troy University Literature Linda Garrett (2010) sought to gain a more thorough understanding of the reasons behind children becoming sexual abusers as adults. Research indicates that childhood experiences contribute to one’s self-concept and the notion that one is either a good or bad person (Chen and Boucher as cited in Garrett, 2010). If the child is exposed to violence, constant threat, and psychological or emotional abuse, a distorted self-concept develops and contributes to the casual properties of the person’s adult behavior or functioning (Garrett et. al. 2010). Research has suggested children who experience violent and sexual abuse are at a higher risk to repeat these inappropriate behaviors as adults (Garrett, 2010). To begin to understand the extent of the problem, this study focused on the childhood experiences of incarcerated male child sexual abusers (Garrett, 2010). Literature Critique This article was empirical. I found the literature section to be long. Some of the references used were more than ten years old. However, the literature section was clearly explained and thorough. Methods Participants Participants were chosen from a Southeastern prison if the psychological examiner found they met certain criteria...
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...Professional Development: Critiquing Research The ability to critique (critically analyse and evaluate) research from both the qualitative and quantitative paradigms is an essential skill for occupational therapists. It is this skill, integrated with expertise gained from clinical practice that underpins evidence based practice (EBP). Although there are many definitions of EBP, Muir Gray (1997) defines it as “an approach to decision making in which the clinician uses the best evidence available, in consultation with the patient, to decide upon the option which suits the patient best." The purpose of this assignment is to enable the development of skills in critical analysis by critiquing a research article, which will contribute to further development of knowledge and skills in using EBP in clinical settings. A framework developed by Hek and Moule (2006) (see pages 3- ) has been used to guide the critique of a research article. A framework was used as Caldwell et al (2010 pg e1) argue that “ frameworks assist the novice healthcare practitioner with learning about approaches to research by giving consideration to aspects of the similarities and differences between the qualitative and quantitative research paradigms.” This framework was chosen as it is comprehensive and covers points/questions raised during the critiquing process, although it is important to remember that it is not a definitive checklist and other...
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...Article Critique: Differentiation of Self, Stress and Emotional Support as Predictors of Psychological Stress Lynne Gaynor EDF 5481 Florida International University This critique discusses the article written by Romana C. Krycak, Nancy L. Murdock and Jacob M. Marszalek (2012) regarding the relations among stress, emotional support, and differentiation of self from the family of origin as predictors of psychological distress. The review begins with a summary of literature review; continues with the methods utilized, results, discussion and conclusion; and concludes with personal contributions. Summary and Critique of Literature Review The topic discussed in the article, Differentiation of Self, Stress and Emotional Support as Predictors of Psychological Stress, focuses on both the measurement of stressful events and perceived stress and differentiation of self. The article discusses in length the relationship between differentiation of self, stress, social support, symptoms and psychological distress. According to Krycak, R.C., Marszalek, J. M. and Murdock, M. L., (2012) differentiation of self is defined as a person’s ability to maintain individuality while still being connected on an emotional level to his or her familial group. The researchers felt this topic was especially relevant among college students. Students who are higher in differentiation of self experience less psychological distress than students lower...
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...ON CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF RESEARCH REPORT CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF RESEARCH REPORT DEFINITION Research critique is a planned careful critical evaluation of a piece of research work against the prescribed criteria to judge the strenth and weakness of the research study. Critique should be balanced , wherealternative suggestions must be provided to further enforce the strenth and eliminate the weakness of the study to improve overall quality of the research project. PURPOSES * To provide inputs regarding the strenth and weakness of a study to the researchers. * To provide suggestions to the students regarding the methodological flaws in their research project and also to evaluate the understanding of the research by the students. * To judge the scientific merits of the study. * To take a decision whether to publish the study in journal or not. GUIDELINES FOR WRITING A RESEARCH CRITIQUE * Read & understand the research report carefully. * Carryout the critical appraisal of all the aspects of the research report before writing the critique of a research report. * Avoid general vague statements : be objective and sensitive while framing the negative comments , and be practical by considering all the limitations of the research. * Keep a balanced approach in the research critique by presenting both strong and weak points of the report, because...
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...emphasis will be put on the scientific study of behavior from an empirical perspective. Course Intended Learning Outcomes (CILOs) On completion of this course, students should be able to |CILO 1 |Describe and distinguish between the major psychological theories of behaviour; | |CILO 2 |Define, generate and identify examples of the basic behavioural principles and concepts as well as how to apply them to their own lives; | | |and | |CILO 3 |Critique the major areas typically considered the domain of psychology such as learning, sensation, memory, personality, developmental | | |psychology, and abnormal behaviour from an empirical perspective. | Teaching and Learning Activities (TLAs) |CILO 1 |Lecture and Class Discussion | | |The lecturer will present the major psychological theories. Students will...
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...established by the American Psychological Association in 1929. It is for the purpose of having a standard in writing research papers. There are several elements or parts of a manuscript in accordance to the APA Publication Manual. The following are their brief descriptions of each: The title page contains the title, followed by the author’s name and institutional affiliation, then the author’s note, and must be double-spaced. The page starts with the header or running head accompanied with the page number which is located at the upper left and repeated in every page of the manuscript; it is left-justified and typed in all capital letters. An abstract is a brief, comprehensive summary of the contents of the article (APA, 2010). It briefly describe the rationale, hypothesis, method, important results, and implications of the research. Starting with the word “Abstract” centered on the first line continued with a single paragraph without indentions, and limited to 120 words. The introduction starts by introducing the specific problem and its importance, then followed by the author’s discussion of reviews and critiques relevant to the problem. The reviews doesn’t necessarily have to be chronologically arranged, but should start in a general view then move to a more specific or advanced findings. Followed by the culmination of a statement of the hypothesis and how it addresses the problem of the research. With no breaks at the end of the introduction, method follows. This section...
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...steps in the research process that we cover in class. What we're really interested in at each step is how much a single methodological choice dominates the research area, and therefore the errors inherent in such a dominant choice, that might underlie general conclusions about substantive phenomena. To reduce some of ambiguity about what these choices or points of criticism are, you can use the Martocchio and Harrison (1993) paper as a very loose guide, and you can take cues from the paper grading sheet that I've attached to this syllabus. The text of the paper (i.e., not counting references, tables, figures, and appendices) should not exceed 25 pages of double-spaced (6 lines per inch, 3 of which contain text), Times-Roman 12-point proportional text, with one inch margins. The paper is due by 9:00am on Friday, May 2nd. I want this one electronically. Please email me your write-up as a Word 2003 (.doc) file. I do not accept late papers or give incompletes. You will have already written the initial draft by completing the two take-home exercises, so you have no excuses. We'll talk more about this critique as the semester goes on. As I mentioned above, each of the exercises will also add to the completion of this paper. In past years some students have used the paper to gain deep expertise in a topic area and then publish a meta-analytic summary of the research in that area, using the methodological critique as a guide....
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...Running head: Research Critique, Part 1 Research Critique, Part 1 Grand Canyon University: NRS-433V Introduction to Nursing Research May 20, 2012 Research Critique, Part 1 Advanced Care Planning (ACP) is a huge part of healthcare. Dying is a part of life, but that doesn’t make the subject any less scary. Just because healthcare professionals handle end of life issues on a regular basis, doesn’t mean that they are immune to the sensitivities of the topic. End-of-life decision making is the process that healthcare providers, patients, and patients’ families go through when considering what treatments will or will not be used to treat a life-threatening illness. (Thelen, 2005) Many nurses who deal with death and decision making burn out. Hospice staff, because of their work with the terminally ill, are considered a high-risk group for burnout. Often, the reason behind the decision to leave or take a sabbatical from hospice work is that the staff member reached the limits of his or her capacity to care and “couldn’t take it anymore.” (Keidel, 2002) A qualitative study done, on anticipating emotion, related to ACP, was chosen to be critiqued, due to this highly sensitive topic in the healthcare industry. The subject this study was critiqued on, were, the problem statement, purpose and research question, literature review, and conceptual/theoretical framework. The clinical problem, addressed, is that end of life discussions between healthcare professionals and clients...
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...Critique of a Cochrane Review Meta-Analysis Study Educational and Skills-based Interventions for Preventing Relationship and Dating Violence in Adolescents and Young Adults Critique of a Cochrane Review Meta-Analysis Study There is a high rate of violence between young adults in relationships. As this is becoming more prevalent it is important to strengthenone’s knowledge base to help prevent this form of violence. A meta-analysis is a process to combine the findings from several independent research studies in a statistical manner. This method is used most often to evaluate the rational and useful way associate several research studies to determine effectiveness of an intervention (Crombie& Davies, 2009). A critique of a study is, “a careful appraisal of the strengths and weaknesses of a study” (Polit & Beck, 2008, p. 123). These show areas of inadequacy and adequacy within a research study and to identify any errors. Within this paper there will be a critique of the Cochrane Review Meta-Analysis, “Educational Skills-based Interventions for Preventing Relationship and Dating Violence in Adolescents and Young Adults.” This critique will have several divisions; identification of the level of evidence, describe the search of the literature and the adequacy of the search, description of the replication process, discuss any problems or differences, identify gaps within the literature, discuss any limitations within the study, discuss the strengths of the review...
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...Management in Long-Term Care Nursing research is critical to the nursing profession and is important for promoting optimal nursing care based on the latest research findings. Critiquing research reports is important because it promotes a complete examination of the study that allows the critique to judge its strengths, weaknesses, logical relationships, meanings, and significance of the findings. The purpose of this paper is to provide an objective critique of the research report “Identifying barriers to pain management in long-term care” with a focus on five dimensions: substantive and theoretical dimension, methodological dimension, ethical dimension, interpretive dimension, and presentation and stylistic dimension. Title The title of this report was appropriate and clear. It communicated the research problem (identifying barriers to pain management) and the study population (long term care residents).The information was conveyed in only nine words communicating the independent variable (the barriers), the dependent variable (pain management), and the study population (residents with chronic pain in long term care facilities). It could be argued that something about the health-related quality of life should have been included in the title making it a little bit longer but more explicit. Abstract The abstract written with subheadings was excellent, summarizing the major features of the study. It presented the aim of the study, the methods used to address the problem, the...
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...Critique and Analysis of a Theory Useful in Family Nursing Power Point Presentation 6. Present at least one research article and related research questions or hypotheses that have used this theory to guide the research. Briefly describe the study purpose, methods, and results. Present ideas for future research needed to continue development of this theory or for use of it in family nursing practice. Slide #6-1 Patients/families/nurses experience with critical illness * Importance of family nursing practice * Physiological and psychological change needed * Stress management * Allowing Adjustment time * Nurses’ role in identification of family care * Coping mechanism Speaker Note Adaptation is a positive response to the environment changes. It is the process by which an individual or groups used to reflect their awareness, conscious to create an integrate environment after some trial, adversity occurred. Patient is considered as an adaptive system, the stimulus comes from the environment. Adaptation is a nursing goal and method to promote wellness. Change can occur at long term, patient and family may adjust in time until the sentinel-event happened. Slide #6-2 Roy Calista Adaptation Model-Based for Patient-Family- Nurse Research Study. * Description: * Purpose of research study * Method used, and results obtained * Ideas for future research needed for family nursing practice method of application Speaker Note References ...
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...Research Critique, Part 1 Grand Canyon University Introduction to Nursing Research NRS 433V Research Critique, Part 1 Introduction Venous leg ulcers are common, incapacitating and major health problem more predominant in elderly (Templeton & Telford, 2010). Venous leg ulcers cause physical, psychological and social impact to the patient and financial problem to the health system. Most leg ulcers are managed in the community and the community health nurses should have adequate knowledge about appropriate management and best outcome for the patient. Healing and recurrence is difficult for venous leg ulcers (Todd, 2011). Compression bandaging is the best method for management of leg ulcer and healing occurs in effective, timely manner (Annells,O”Neill&Flowers,2008). This paper will focus on qualitative research critique on a study conducted in Australia in one of the community health centers on “Compression bandaging for venous leg ulcers: the essentialness of a willing patient” Research problem and purpose Venous leg ulcers cause undesirable experiences such as pain, limited mobility and social seclusion. Long term care requirements increase health care economic burden (Annells, O”Neill & Flowers, 2008). Compression bandaging is the best practice for the management of venous ulcers. The effectiveness of the treatment depends on appropriate dressing done...
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...Research Critique, Part 1 XXX Grand Canyon University: NRS 433V XXX Research Critique: A Qualitative Study Researchers completed a study seeking out barriers to the implementation of non pharmacological interventions for patients with dementia by nursing home staff. To better recognize and understand these barriers and to in hopes of providing a stronger evidence base for cultural change, researchers elicited nursing staff, recreational therapists, activity personnel and medical directors in a study titled “Its About Time: Use of Nonpharmacological Interventions in the Nursing Home.” Problem Statement Dementia is one of the most common diagnoses on the rise amongst the geriatric population. Alzheimer’s The most common form of dementia is Alzheimers, affecting well over 5 million people nationally. Institutionalization is common amongst this population as the disease begins to progress, typically bringing on behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) including agitation, aggression and depression. This population is recognized as vulnerable and fragile, both mentally and physically. Many frequently have physical comorbidities along with dementia. This issue of suffering from comorbidities brings on the prescribing of multiple medications, which over time interact and accelerate their functional decline (Kolanowski, Fick, Frazer, Penrod, 2009). Due to the lack of beneficial effects when weighted against both short and long term adverse effects of various...
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...Quantitative Research Critique Quantitative research, which includes experimental research, was used in the study by Mohammadpour, Mohammadian, Moghadam, & Nematollahi (2013) to discover how localized heat effects chest pain in patients with acute coronary syndrome. This research critique critically reviews the strengths and limitations of their research study by examining the following areas: the protection of human participants, the problem statement, data collection and analysis methods, and what the implications to nursing practice and future research are. The research study was limited in the number of participants, but reported persuasive results proving that topical heat therapy makes a significant improvement in decreasing chest pain in patients with acute coronary syndrome. Protection of Human Participants Participants in this study were patients in a coronary care unit at a hospital affiliated with Gonabad University of Medical Sciences in Gonabad, Iran. Information about the goal of the research project was provided to each of them and whether or not they wanted to participate was completely voluntary. If they wished to withdraw from the study they could do so at any point. Additionally, a written informed consent form was signed by each participant. This study was approved by the Ethics Committee of Gonabad University of Medical Sciences. Benefits and risks of participation in this study were not identified by the authors. However, patients who were in...
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...Selection of Research Participants Choose a sampling method. Probability Sampling or Non-probability Sampling. Probability is the preferred sampling method for researchers. Non-Probability sampling is easier to use but is a less accurate portrayal of the population. Probability sampling is comprised of sampling techniques that specifically target the odds that a participant will be selected from a certain population. This representative sampling is more easily reproduced and testable. Non-Probability sampling is different in the sense you cannot specify the chances of choosing a particular individual. Not everyone has an equal opportunity of being selected for the study. This lack of representative sampling of the population brings the validity...
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