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The article I picked is located down below it’s called ” Enhancing Collegiate Women’s Soccer Psychosocial and Performance Outcomes by Promoting Intrinsic Sources of Sport Enjoyment”Â
Citation
Provide the article citation. This does not have to be in sentence format nor do I require a specific citation format (APA or AMA). However, a full citation (authors, article title, journal, year, volume, pages) is required so I am able to look up the article if I choose to.
Introduction & Purpose
Describe the need for this research study to be conducted. Did the authors do an adequate job providing the theoretical background of what they are investigating?
In your own words, what is the purpose of this research study?Â
Methods
Summarize, in your own words, the methods. Your summary must be more in depth than the abstract, meaning, I must believe that you fully read the article.Â
Include participants, how they collected data, and any other important information.
Provide your thoughts regarding the methods.Â
Do you like the participants included? Was the population narrow or broad?Â
What is your opinion on the methods (interview questions, data collection, etc)?
Was it easy to understand what the researchers did?
Results & Discussion
In your own words, describe what did the researchers found? Again, this should be beyond just reiterating the abstract.Â
Do you like the presentation of the results (text and tables/figures)?Â
Do the conclusions/themes made by the authors make sense to you?
Article choice
Reaction & Application
After reading this article, what was your reaction to the findings of the study? Did you like it? Why or why not?
Consider the entire article (i.e. topic, methods, writing style, findings, figures, explanations/discussion)
It is okay not to like the article, explain why.
oWhy did you pick this article? Is there something about the topic that interests you or that you can relate to?Â
oHow can a coach, parent, or sports medicine clinician use/apply the information in this article?
oWhat more would you like to know about this topic that the authors didn’t mention?
§Consider different populations, other measurements, future research
Pick a psychosocial intervention, examples are provided below, but this list is not exhaustive. Find an article that investigates that psychosocial intervention. Although this article does not need to focus on sports and athletes, it must use a college-aged population.Â