Table 3 Selection of Basic Study Criteria.

From: A systematic review: unveiling the complexity of definitions in extremism and religious extremism

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Pauwels & Hardyns (2018)

Scott R.; Shanahan R. (2018)

Rahman (2018)

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Asal et al. (2020)

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Bidova et al. (2020)

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Breidlid (2021)

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Riedel (2021)

Abdellatif (2022)

Ushama, Thameem (2022)

al-Slaihat (2023)

Saada (2023)

Basic criteria/study

 

Are there clear research questions?

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Do the collected data allow to address the research questions?

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Qualitative Criteria

 

Is the qualitative approach appropriate to answer the research question?

 

Y

Y

Y

Y

 

Y

Y

N

Y

 

Y

 

N

 

Y

Are the qualitative data collection methods adequate to address the research question?

 

Y

Y

N

N

 

Y

Y

N

N

 

Y

 

N

 

Y

Are the findings adequately derived from the data?

 

N

N

Y

N

 

N

Y

N

Y

 

Y

 

N

 

Y

Is the interpretation of results sufficiently substantiated by data?

 

N

Y

Y

N

 

N

Y

N

Y

 

Y

 

N

 

Y

Is there coherence between qualitative data sources, collection, analysis and interpretation?

 

N

Y

Y

N

 

N

Y

N

Y

 

Y

 

N

 

Y

Result

 

Rejected

Accepted

Accepted

Rejected

 

Rejected

Accepted

Rejected

Accepted

 

Accepted

 

Rejected

 

Accepted

Quantitative Criteria

 

Is the sampling strategy relevant to address the research question?

Y

    

Y

      

Y

 

Y

 

Is the sample representative of the target population?

Y

    

Y

      

Y

 

Y

 

Are the measurements appropriate?

Y

    

Y

      

Y

 

Y

 

Is the risk of nonresponse bias low?

Y

    

Y

      

Y

 

Y

 

Is the statistical analysis appropriate to answer the research question?

Y

    

Y

      

Y

 

Y

 

Result

Accepted

    

Accepted

      

Accepted

 

Accepted

 

Mix-method Research

 

Is there an adequate rationale for using a mixed methods design to address the research question?

          

Y

     

Are the different components of the study effectively integrated to answer the research question?

          

Y

     

Are the outputs of the integration of qualitative and quantitative components adequately interpreted?

          

Y

     

Are divergences and inconsistencies between quantitative and qualitative results adequately addressed?

          

N

     

Do the different components of the study adhere to the quality criteria of each tradition of the methods involved?

          

Y

     

Result

          

Accepted

     
  1. Y Yes, N No.
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