Description
Deliens,?T.,?Clarys,?P.,?De?Bourdeaudhuij,?I.,?&?Deforche,?B.?(2014).?Determinants?of?eating?behaviour?in
university?students:?A?qualitative?study?using?focus?group?discussions.?BMC?Public?Health,?14(1),?53.
doi:10.1186/1471?2458?14?53
Evaluate?the?study?and?write?a?critique,?using?the?textbook?and?relevant?journal?articles?to?support?your?analysis
of?the?study.?Use?the?following?section?headings?and?content?in?your?paper.
Introduction
State?the?purpose?of?the?paper.?Clearly?identify?the?study?being?critiqued,?by?title?and?authors.?Summarize?the
research?question,?hypothesis?(if?a?quantitative?study),?and?background?information?on?the?topic?from?the?study?s
literature?review.?Did?the?authors?present?a?well?balanced?summary?of?current?knowledge?about?the?topic??Is
there?any?apparent?bias?in?the?literature?review?
Methods
Differentiate?the?research?design?(experimental?or?non?experimental)?and?approach?(qualitative?or?quantitative),
sampling?method,?and?data?collection?methods.?Indicate?the?sample?size,?variables?and?measures?(if?a
quantitative?study),?statistical?tests?(if?a?quantitative?study),?coding?and?analysis?procedures?(if?a?qualitative
study),?and?any?assumptions?made?by?the?researchers.?Were?the?procedures?chosen?appropriate?for?the?study?
What?alternative?methods?would?you?suggest?
Ethical?Aspects
Analyze?ethical?issues?pertaining?to?this?study.?Did?the?researchers?explicitly?address?ethical?issues?in?the?article?
If?not,?was?there?evidence?in?the?report?that?the?participants??safety?and?confidentiality?were?protected??Was?an
approval?process?by?an?Institutional?Review?Board?or?similar?ethics?review?committee?mentioned??Were?any?of
the?practices?ethically?questionable?(deception,?coercion,?etc.)?
Results
Present?a?summary?of?the?results?of?the?analysis?performed?in?the?study.?Did?the?authors?keep?their
interpretations?and?conclusions?separate?from?the?analysis?results?(evidence)?
Discussion?and?Conclusion
Analyze?and?critique?the?conclusions?drawn?by?the?researchers.?Do?the?conclusions?follow?logically?from?the
results?of?the?analysis??Evaluate?the?overall?efficacy?of?the?research?study?by?identifying?the?strengths?and
weaknesses?of?aspects?of?its?design?and?implementation.?Identify?the?limitations?noted?by?the?researchers?and
add?any?limitations?you?see?that?were?not?mentioned?in?the?article.?Describe?the?directions?for?future?research
proposed?by?the?authors?and?evaluate?their?appropriateness.?Recommend?at?least?one?idea?for?a?future?study?that
will?overcome?some?of?the?limitations?of?this?study.?Keep?in?mind?that?this?suggested?future?study?will?serve?as
the?basis?for?your?Final?Paper.
Your?paper?should?be?four?to?six?pages?in?length?(excluding?title?and?reference?pages)?and?formatted?according?to
APA?style?as?outlined?in?the?Ashford?Writing?Center.?Utilize?a?minimum?of?five?sources?that?were?published
within?the?last?10?years?and?are?documented?in?APA?style
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