Writing narrative literature reviews
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Baumeister, RF; Leary, MR
Published in: Review of General Psychology
January 1, 1997
Narrative literature reviews serve a vital scientific function, but few resources help people learn to write them. As compared with empirical reports, literature reviews can tackle broader and more abstract questions, can engage in more post hoc theorizing without the danger of capitalizing on chance, can make a stronger case for a null-hypothesis conclusion, and can appreciate and use methodological diversity better. Also, literature reviews can draw any of 4 conclusions: The hypothesis is correct, it has not been conclusively established but is the currently best guess, it is false, or the evidence permits no conclusion. Common mistakes of authors of literature review manuscripts are described.
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Review of General Psychology
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1089-2680
Publication Date
January 1, 1997
Volume
1
Issue
3
Start / End Page
311 / 320
Related Subject Headings
- Social Psychology
- 52 Psychology
- 2203 Philosophy
- 1702 Cognitive Sciences
- 1701 Psychology
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Baumeister, R. F., & Leary, M. R. (1997). Writing narrative literature reviews. Review of General Psychology, 1(3), 311–320. https://doi.org/10.1037/1089-2680.1.3.311
Baumeister, R. F., and M. R. Leary. “Writing narrative literature reviews.” Review of General Psychology 1, no. 3 (January 1, 1997): 311–20. https://doi.org/10.1037/1089-2680.1.3.311.
Baumeister RF, Leary MR. Writing narrative literature reviews. Review of General Psychology. 1997 Jan 1;1(3):311–20.
Baumeister, R. F., and M. R. Leary. “Writing narrative literature reviews.” Review of General Psychology, vol. 1, no. 3, Jan. 1997, pp. 311–20. Scopus, doi:10.1037/1089-2680.1.3.311.
Baumeister RF, Leary MR. Writing narrative literature reviews. Review of General Psychology. 1997 Jan 1;1(3):311–320.
Published In
Review of General Psychology
DOI
ISSN
1089-2680
Publication Date
January 1, 1997
Volume
1
Issue
3
Start / End Page
311 / 320
Related Subject Headings
- Social Psychology
- 52 Psychology
- 2203 Philosophy
- 1702 Cognitive Sciences
- 1701 Psychology