Article Review

For this assignment it is required that you acquire a research article from a peer reviewed journal and critique the contents of the article. Use the five general guidelines from the text book in your review and analysis of the article (listed below). n typing up the review please do not simply go through each of the questions listed below and give a response. t should read similar to a book review. !ou may find that in the article you are reviewing not every question will apply and you do not need to answer every question listed but do be as comprehensive as possible in your review. "emember the focus is on strengths and weaknesses of the article. #he following reference is the first article you should review. $ %omparison of %&# and '()" for *exually+abused ranian ,irls. -aberghaderi. /asrin0 ,reenwald. "icky0 "ubin. $llen0 %linical 1sychology 2 1sychotherapy. 3ol 44(5). *ep+6ct 7889. pp. :5;+:<;. =6riginal -ournal $rticle> . 1reliminary $nalysis of an $rticle ?hat are the author@s credentials and institutional affiliationA Bas the author@s work been cited by othersA s the publication current or datedA s the work published by a publisher of professional books or journalsA s the work peer reviewedA s the source a scholarly journalA . #he ntroduction Bas relevant research been adequately reviewedA $re assertions supported with the appropriate citationsA $re the purposes of the study clearly statedA $re the hypotheses clearly stated. and do they flow logically from the information in the introductionA . #he (ethod *ection ?as the nature of the subject sample specifiedA )oes the design of the study allow an adequate test of the hypothesesA $re there any methodological flaws that might affect the validity of the resultsA s sufficient detail presented to allow one to replicate the studyA 3. #he "esults *ection )id the statistically significant effects support or refute the hypothesesA $re the differences reported large or smallA ?ere the appropriate statistics usedA )o the tables. figures. and text matchA 3. #he )iscussion *ection )o the conclusions presented match the results reportedA

f the author speculates about implications of results. does he or she stray too far from the results reportedA Bow well do the results mesh with existing theory and empirical dataA )oes the author point the way to directions for future researchA

Do not do thisC #he authors were credentialed and employed at Barvard. #he author was cited by others. #he publication date was -anuary 788:. t was published in a professional journal (-ournal of 1sychology) and was peer reviewed. t appears that the author did his research in reviewing other articles. Be gave several citations and the purpose of the study was clear. #heir description of their subjects wasn@t very goodD Do thisC #he article A Self-Disclosure Inventory for Adolescents was authored by 1rofessor Eloyd ?est (University of %algary) and $ssistant 1rofessor Barvey ?. Fingle (University of $lberta). $ quick review of the Psych-Info Database indicated that both authors have published several articles related to adolescent development and the formation of interpersonal relationships. #his particular article was published in Psychological Reports a professional peer reviewed journal. #he purpose of the study was to describe the development of a self+disclosure inventory designed for the use of adolescents. #his was clearly stated in the abstract as well as in the first paragraph of the article. Following a brief but clear introduction to the key variables of interest within their study. the authors provided a review of the pertinent literature. #he literature review provided by the authors was comprehensive and included a concise summary of the most pertinent research related to each of the variables included in their study. #hey also identified and noted variables in their study that were lacking in research base. #he literature review provided a rationale for the author@s hypotheses thatD #he description of the subjects used in their study was lacking in specificity. #hey failed to describe the subjects in terms of religiosity and ethnic background. t may be that these variables would have changed the results of their study. #hey noted that the sample consisted of 58 females and 7< males. #his ratio is inadequate in making comparisons between the two genders...