The impact of alcohol use during pregnancy on maternal responses after birth
Critique the journal article, fully answering the questions in the table below.
Order Of Paper Format:
1. Introduction
2. Research Problems
– What is the research problem?
– Does the problem build a persuasive argument for the new study?
– Is the problem statement easy to locate?
3. Research Questions and Hypotheses
– What are the research questions and hypothesis?
– Does the hypothesis state a predicted relationship between two or more variables?
4. Methods
5. Ethical Aspects of a Study
– Was the study approved and monitored by an Institutional Review Board, Research Ethics Board or similar committee?
– Were appropriate informed consent procedures used with all participants?
6. Research Design
– Was the design experimental, quasi-experimental, or non-experimental?
– Was the study longitudinal or cross-sectional? What are the threats to the studies internal validity?
7. Sampling
– What type of sampling design was used?
– Are possible sample biases or weaknesses identified?
8. Data Collection
– What methods of data collection were utilized (Self-reports, Scales, Observation, and Rating Scales)? If self-report methods were used, did the researchers make good decisions about specific methods (in-person interviews, mailed questionnaires, etc.)?
– If observational methods were used, did the report adequately describe what the observations entailed?
10. Results
– How are important results presented?
– Do the authors make causal or correlational inferences? Are the inferences justified based on the study design and the results?
11. Statistical Analysis
– Identify the type of analyses undertaken to address each research question or test each hypothesis.
– Were appropriate statistical methods used, given the level of measurement of the variables, number of groups being compared, and so on?
12. Discussion
13. Findings
– What limitations do the authors discuss? What other limitations that may affect internal validity do you find in the study?
– Are the findings the authors present directly related to the results from the data in the study?
14. Clinical Practice
– Did the researchers discuss the study’s implications for clinical practice or future research and if so, were the implications grounded in the study evidence, and in evidence from earlier research?
15. Summarize the overall quality of the critiqued paper according to the benchmark quality sources cited
– Include an introductory paragraph, purpose statement, and a conclusion.
– Write the paper in third person, not first person
– APA format is required
– 3 peer- reviewed article. cannot be older than 5 years
– 4- 5 pages
