What reasons do the authors give for conducting this research study? The Introduction ends with a hypothesis, or a prediction, about what the authors will find in the study.   Using your own words, what is the hypothesis? Describe the participants in the study – what were the participants’ demographic characteristics?    What variables are being studied? What procedure did the authors use in this study to collect data? What kind of data was presented in the results section?  Were there averages (means), correlations, or statistical tests? What did the author find – what was concluded from the data analyses?  Was the hypothesis supported? What are some of the limitations to the study that the authors noted? What are some of the authors’ suggestions for future research studies that can follow up this study? Why is this research important? What terms are difficult to understand? What questions do you have about this article? What do you think about this research – would you apply the results to yourself?