The retrospective design of the study limits the ability
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The retrospective design of the study limits the ability to establish causal relationships.
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Sourced from the limitations of the source papers, classified as methodology gap, drawn from work published between 2022 and 2026, spanning 3 journals. Those papers have been cited 1 times in total.
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Supporting evidence — 3 representative gaps
- The impact of goal orientation on Chinese university students’ reading engagement: the mediating roles of boredom and self-efficacy (2026) · Frontiers in Psychology · doi
The cross-sectional survey design precludes definitive conclusions about causality, requiring longitudinal or experimental designs to capture interactions over time.
methodology gaplimitationsevidence 4/5Keywords: cross sectional survey design precludes definitive conclusions causality requiring longitudinal experimental designs capture interactions time - Polypharmacy and Depression Among Older Individuals (2022) · European Journal of Therapeutics · cited 1× · doi
The retrospective design of the study limits the ability to establish causal relationships.
methodology gaplimitationsevidence 3/5Keywords: retrospective design limits ability establish causal relationships - A Study on the Impact of Self-Efficacy on College Students’ Acceptance of Generative AI-empowered English Learning: Based on the Technology Acceptance Model (2026) · English Language Teaching and Linguistics Studies · doi
The study used a cross-sectional questionnaire design, which limits the ability to establish causal relationships over time.
methodology gaplimitationsevidence 3/5Keywords: used cross sectional questionnaire design limits ability establish causal relationships time
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