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Question: For your next articles, think of a method that you think might help prevent suicide in PTSD among Vetrans and find an peer-reviewed journal article that uses empirical design to test whether that variable can impact anxiety/depression. For example, you could look for an article that attempts to show that increased feelings of belonging cause a reduction in feelings of anxiety. Here you'll show that you can identify the hypothesis and the independent and dependent variables and explain the results. In this initial summary (written in formal APA style) you'll use the following structure:
1) first paragraph: general background-What do we know about the topic? What does this study add to what we know (what's new here)? What is the hypothesis or research question?
2) second paragraph: describe their methodology-who are the participants and what did they do in the study? NOTE: if the article you selected does not have a Method section, then you're summarizing the wrong kind of article.
3) third paragraph: what did the authors find? Describe this in general terms - there's no need to report their means, F-ratios, and so forth, but be sure to address all the key findings.
4) fourth paragraph: What do these results mean? Do they support the hypothesis? If so, how? If not, why? What are the shortcomings of the present study? Do their findings suggest possibilities for future research?