HMPYC80
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
Assignment 5
R.R.I (REVISED) - ARTICLE ANALYSIS 2022
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BOOKLET CONTAINS:
1. In depth analysis of the 58 items for the R.R.I revised log.
2. Includes break down of terms, quotes from the article and answers for assignment 5 article.
3. Instructions from the tutorial letters with active links to download review log and article
4. Table format included for easy test input
DISCLAIMER:
This is only a guide and an in-depth analysis to help you understand better. Not a memo. Will get you
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ARTICLE ANALYSED:
Sibanda, S.; Guse, T.; & Chigeza, S.
(2021) Psychic wounds of post-traumatic
stress disorder camouflaged under the
uniform of an SAMDF soldier.
Psychology in society
(PINS), 62, 87-115.
,Tutorial Letter 102/0/2022
Assignment 05:
Review a research article with the Research Review Inventory (R.R.I. revised)
In this assignment, you must apply the Research Review Inventory (THIS INVENTORY HAS BEEN ATTACHED TO
THESE NOTES IN AN EASILY UNDERSTANDABLE MANNER) to review a published article in a peer-reviewed
journal.
DUE DATE: 5 September 2022
Unique number: 722296
Year mark: Contribution to final mark: 10
MCQ completed on the Moodle/MyUnisa platform
Steps to complete assignment 02:
1. Download relevant article (links below)
2. Download the Review Log for the R.R.I revised (link below)
3. Enter in your ratings and your reason for the rating into the Review Log
4. Submit your ratings when assignment 2 opens via the Moodle/ MyUnisa platform. It is MCQ.
Note that you must submit the answers for the 58 ratings online on the Moodle Quiz assessment Multiple-
Choice Question platform (without any comments/justifications/reasons).
Research article:
Sibanda, S.; Guse, T.; & Chigeza, S. (2021) Psychic wounds of post-traumatic stress
disorder camouflaged under the uniform of an SAMDF soldier. Psychology in society
(PINS), 62, 87-115.
ACTIVE LINK TO DONWLOAD ARTICLE:
https://www.pins.org.za/pins/pins62/PINS-62_Article_Sibanda_Guse_Chigeza.pdf
R.R.I Revised Log
Use this link below to access MyUnisa and download a blank log for you to work from.
Document title: “Review Log for the Research Review Inventory MS WORD FILE Unisa HMPYC80”
https://mymodules.dtls.unisa.ac.za/mod/folder/view.php?id=111464
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HOW TO USE THE RESEARCH REVIEW INVENTORY (revised)
The review inventory consists of a number of items, numbered sequentially from 1 up to 58.
RATING SCALE :
Items should be reviewed and rated on a three-point rating scale from 1 to 3.
The ratings are defined as follows:
1: Absent, incorrect, or completely wrong.
2: Only partially addressed. It does not attain the item requirement or criteria.
3: Sufficiently up to standard in terms of the item criteria.
Every relevant item should be reviewed and rated on this three-point scale (1 to 3).
KEEP A RECORD OF YOUR ANSWERS
Use the R.R.I. (revised): Review Log to document and keep a record of your ratings.
REVIEWER COMMENTS AND THE FEEDBACK REPORT
Each rating is associated with general comments.
For example, suppose a reviewer reviews a particular proposal and gives a rating of “3” for the clarification of
the proposed study. The general comment would be: “The research question is formulated. A research question
is derived from the research issue.”
IMPORTANT NOTES
Remember, where the item criterion is not explicitly addressed then allocate a low rating (1). Good academic
writing is clear and transparent. If a reader needs to guess at whether an issue has been implemented and
addressed or not, then the writing is neither clear nor transparent. Only give a high rating (3) if the item criteria
have been explicitly addressed.
TIPS:
*To complete the log, read the Rating Item
(R.R.I) column, refer back to the article, and
then add in your rate (1,2,3) to your blank
log accordingly.
*When you complete the MCQ online, you
will only have to add in your rating of 1, 2 or
3. No comments/ justifications will be
necessary.
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,In Depth Analysis of the ASSIGNMENT 5 2022 Article using the
RESEARCH REVIEW INVENTORY
A. THE TITLE
Title of the article:
“Psychic Wounds of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder camouflaged under the uniform of an SANDF
soldier”
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01. The title contains at least one central psychological construct from the research proposal or study.
What is a psychological construct?
Intelligence, motivation, anxiety, and fear are all examples of constructs. In psychology, a construct is a skill,
attribute, or ability that is based on one or more established theories.
Answer:
Psychic Wounds of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder camouflaged under the uniform of an SANDF soldier
Therefore it meets the criteria.
=3
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02. The title indicates the research setting or demographic information of the sample population.
Any one of the following is sufficient: where, who, when, under what circumstances, or the phenomenon that is
being investigated.
Answer:
This title indicates:
who = SANDF soldier
phenomenon = Psychic Wounds of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Therefore it meets the criteria.
=3
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03. The title points to, or refers to, the research method, design or paradigm.
This may be signalled by a keyword or phrase such as: “lived experiences”, “perceptions”, “attitudes”,
“constructions”, “discourses”, “quasi-experimental”, “critical study”, “psychometric properties”, “correlational
study”, “inferential study”, and so on.
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Research methods refers to the tools that one uses to do research. These can either be qualitative or
quantitative or mixed. This is the strategy used to implement the plan.
Examples of qualitative research methods: phenomenological model, ethnographic model, grounded theory,
case study, historical model, narrative model.
Research design refers to the framework of market research methods and techniques that are chosen by a
researcher. This is the plan to answer your question. Needs to signal in some way if it is qualitative or
quantitative.
A research paradigm is “the set of common beliefs and agreements shared between scientist about how
problems should be understood and addressed.” For example, positivism, post positivism, constructivism, ect.
Answer:
In my personal opinion: they did not include anything to this extent
Therefore it does not meet the criteria
=1
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B. THE ABSTRACT OR SUMMARY
Abstract of the article:
Abstract
“The authors explored the lived experiences of traumatisation among active Black military personnel from a
psychodynamic (Object Relations) framework. The broad aim of this study was to explore traumatisation
and subsequent long-term undiagnosed post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in the presenting behaviour and
overall psychological functioning of Black members in the South African National Defence Force (SANDF).
N=9 members of the SANDF participated in the study. The study was conducted using a qualitative approach
and a phenomenological research design. Data was obtained using individual semi-structured interviews,
with IPA as a method of analysis. The findings indicated that participants lived experience of traumatisation
is a chronic state of psychic, occupational and relational re-traumatisation. Continuous traumatisation that
reactivated past unresolved traumas was characterised by annihilation anxiety, psychic numbing and
repression. Phenomenologically overall functional paralysis was evidenced in chronic psychological
deterioration, which manifests in irreversible damage to character, with cognitive and relational deficits linked
to unresolved long-term traumatisation. These findings highlight a need to incorporate psychotherapeutic
models focused on integrative meaning making of psychic distress for adaptive functioning of SANDF members,
suffering from long-term undiagnosed PTSD syndrome from pre- integration armed forces combat
experiences” (Sibanda, et al., 2021, pp. 87).
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, 04. The abstract indicates the research interest, issue or problem.
(What is the research examining or what does it aim to do?)
From the abstract:
The broad aim of this study was to explore traumatisation and subsequent long-term undiagnosed post-
traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in the presenting behaviour and
overall psychological functioning of Black members in the South African National Defence Force (SANDF).
(Sibanda, et al., 2021, pp. 87).
Therefore it meets the criteria.
=3
05. The abstract indicates the setting, demographic or circumstances pertaining to the research interest or
question. Any one of the following is sufficient: where, who, when, under what circumstances, or the
phenomenon that is being investigated.
Answer:
Who: Black members in the South African National Defence Force (SANDF).
Therefore it meets the criteria.
=3
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06. The abstract contains the specific research question or research statement.
From the abstract:
The broad aim of this study was to explore traumatisation and subsequent long-term undiagnosed post-
traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in the presenting behaviour and
overall psychological functioning of Black members in the South African National Defence Force (SANDF).
(Sibanda, et al., 2021, pp. 87).
Answer:
All points are present.
Therefore it meets the criteria.
=3
FEEDBACK EXAMPLE 202/02/2022:
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