Graded Lin Article Critique - Part 3

Thematic Statement: Forgiving someone for their mistake can make yourself free of anger and bitterness.

The purpose of this paper is to examine current research on forgiveness, by conducting a Meta-Analysis multiple studies on forgiveness. By conducting Meta-Analysis a latest research, will provide guidance for the configuration and expansion for future research on forgiveness.

|A2 Researcher’s conclusion |The researchers gave a strong conclusion outlining the main findings of the research |

| The discussion is focused on the topic with ample evidence from the literature. The literature is critiqued. (21.5-25)

10. Was the sample for this study adequately described? Provide a rationale for your answer.

“Those who use forgiveness in counseling because it helps people feel better often acknowledge the religious meaning of forgiveness” (McMinn, pg.

According to Ryan, Coughlan, and Cronin (2007) having a clear overview of study, findings, methodology, recommendations amongst other criteria influences the believability of the content in a research paper. The abstract clearly and concisely outlays its objectives, designs, methods, and implications; however, the abstract did

Now, it is time to give an overview of some of the design threats to construct validity. If the researcher did not define the construct efficiently than it can lead to the inadequate preoperational explication of constructs threat (Trochim & Donnelly, 2008). Next, is the mono-operation bias, which is the use of the study program only one time and one place (Trochim & Donnelly, 2008). Third, the mono-method bias is the use of any one measure or observation (Trochim & Donnelly, 2008). Finally, the confounding constructs and the levels of constructs threat (Trochim & Donnelly, 2008). Overall, this threat to construct validity is a labeling issue like some of the other threats to construct validity (Trochim & Donnelly, 2008). However, there are more design threats than listed in this paper to construct

interventions that are being utilized are effective when it comes to forgiveness. In the early case

Interrogating construct validity, how well the variables in the study were manipulated and measured, is also essential when dealing with causal claims (Morling, 2012). Again, because so little information from the methods section was addressed in Bergland's (2014) article, readers cannot validate the construct validly of the study. It would have been

This paper is a comprehensive evaluation of an article entitled “Forgiveness: A Perception and Motivation Study Among Married Adults.” The researchers of this study are Jose Orathinkal, Alfons Vansteenwegen, Roger Burggraeve. This paper will attempt critique and evaluate all pertinent and assigned elements within this article. DDuring this comprehensive evaluation we will disclose the strengths and weaknesses of this research, its methods, results its possible limitations and future uses. This paper will seek to disclose the viability, structure and the construction of this article as it pertains to the

The results that the research presented was very thorough, which included many graphs, tables, and error margins. However, the journal article; although correct in its conclusion, simplified the results to an extreme that diluted the great effort the researchers went through. Furthermore, the journal did not include any of the figures or errors that were in the research, thus leading the reader to believe that the conclusion of that research is concrete fact. Therefore, the conclusion of the journal article and the research differ in that, the research state, that more tests and follow-ups are needed, as well as a more in-depth scientific analysis; whereas the journal article's conclusion stated that information as facts, and not a set of information that needs further

This client was Christian and from my estimation now looking back was just beginning their walk with Christ and not on the same maturity level that I was at that time in my walk with Christ. At that time I knew how forgiveness first and foremost is obedience to God, and secondly how it can set you free from so many emotional problems, McMinn said, “Forgiveness, in its theological and spiritual context, is profound, life-giving, and transforming. When we remove the religious context and think of forgiveness only as a clinical technique, we risk losing the essence of forgiveness.” (2011, p. 254) After reading this chapter it made me re-live an area in which I was not fully equipped to help client maneuver their way through. This particular chapter has allowed me to see how vital forgiveness is in a therapeutic session, and how it must be used carefully. It is made me aware of how important my Christianity is to forgiveness, but also to assess the level my client is currently on before beginning a session on forgiveness. Reflection

A significant main effect of transgression frequency on forgiveness levels was also revealed, F(2, 54) = 34.76, p < .001, η2 = .34. This was followed up using pairwise main effect comparisons, each at α = .05. These revealed that offenders who committed their first transgression (M = 5.60, SD

A study by Karremans et al. (2003) indicated that forgiving was positively associated with psychological well-being.