1. Are all the terms, theories, and concepts mentioned in the study dearly defined?
2. is the research design clearly identified?
3. Has the data-gathering instrument been described?
4. is the instrument appropriate? How was it developed?
5. Were reliability and validity testing undertaken and were the results discussed? Was a pilot study undertaken?
What type of data and statistical analysis was undertaken? Was it appropriate?
6. How many of the sample participated? Significance of the findings?
7. Are the findings linked back to the literature review?
8. if a hypothesis was identified was it supported? Were the strengths and limitations of the study including generalizability discussed? Was a recommendation for further research made?
the one required source is the article “Integrating Animal-Assisted Therapy into TF-CBT for Abused Youth with PTSD.” The other attached files are screenshots from another source intended to assist me with my quantitative study critique. This other source has required questions that need to be answered for my assignment, however not all questions need to be answered so I have only posted the ones that need to be.