A researcher studied the variables that determined Post-Traumatic Growth (PTG) in the husbands of breast cancer survivors. The existing literature identified a number of factors such as emotional support, quality of marital relationship and exposure to individuals with PTG as important determinants of PTG in women. No information was available on PTG of the husbands of the patients. The researcher investigated the same factors influencing their husbands.
What is the design used by the researcher ?
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Correct answer: A. Correctional design
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The study relates naturally occurring factors to PTG without manipulation — a correlational design (printed as 'correctional').
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