Keywords
leisure science literature, methods best practices, quantitative research, reporting best practices, methodological synthesis, study quality
Abstract
This article identified best practices for quantitative methods and results reporting and then evaluated leisure science articles’ adherence to them. A two-stage stratified sampling method identified 112 articles. A codebook was developed, and 26 universal codes addressing abstract, methods, and results were applied to each article to generate best practices scores (BPS). BPS ranged from 6 to 21 (M¼14.89, SD¼2.95). Articles were more likely to use best practices for abstract, sample selection, recruitment, statistics, and data analysis, and less likely for participant characteristics, instrumentation, and data collection procedures. Comparisons of BPS across journals identified significant differences.
Original Publication Citation
"Reporting Quantitative Methods and Findings: Best Practices Fidelity in the Leisure Science Literature", Leisure Sciences, 2019
BYU ScholarsArchive Citation
Duerden, Mat D.; Layland, Eric Keith; Lacanienta, Andrew; Hodge, Camilla; Goates, Michael; and Edwards, Michael B., "Reporting Quantitative Methods and Findings: Best Practices Fidelity in the Leisure Science Literature" (2019). Faculty Publications. 8757.
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/facpub/8757
Document Type
Peer-Reviewed Article
Publication Date
2019
Publisher
Leisure Sciences
Language
English
College
Marriott School of Business
Department
Experience Design and Management
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