State-of-the art research synthesis methods for psychologists
This fourth "Hotspots in Psychology" is devoted to systematic reviews and meta-analyses in research-active fields that have generated a considerable number of primary studies. The common denominator is the research synthesis nature of the contributions, and not a specific psychological topic or theme that all articles have to address. This issue explores methodological advances in research synthesis methods relevant for any subfield of psychology.
The contributions include: the application of a network meta-analytic approach to analyze the effect of transcranial direct current stimulation on memory; analyzing the performance of a meta-analytic structural equation modeling approach when variables in primary studies have been artificially dichotomized; assessing quality-related aspects of systematic reviews with AMSTAR and AMSTAR2; as well as a graphical approach to depict study-level statistical power in the context of meta-analysis.STAR2; as well as a graphical approach to depict study-level statistical power in the context of meta-analysis.
Editorial
Hotspots in Psychology - 2020 Edition
Michael Bosnjak and Nadine Wedderhoff
Review Article
Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis of Anodal tDCS Effects on Verbal
Episodic Memory:
Modeling Heterogeneity of Stimulation Locations
Gergely Janos Bartl, Emily Blackshaw, Margot Crossman, Paul Allen, and Marco
Sandrini
Response Rates in Online Surveys With Affective Disorder Participants:
A Meta-Analysis of Study Design and Time Effects Between 2008 and 2019
Tanja Burgard, Michael Bosnjak, and Nadine Wedderhoff
Original Articles
Dealing With Artificially Dichotomized Variables in Meta-Analytic Structural
Equation Modeling
Hannelies de Jonge, Suzanne Jak, and Kees-Jan Kan
Assessing the Quality of Systematic Reviews in Healthcare Using AMSTAR and
AMSTAR2: A Comparison of Scores on Both Scales
Karina Karolina De Santis and Ilkay Kaplan
Power-Enhanced Funnel Plots for Meta-Analysis: The Sunset Funnel Plot
Michael Kossmeier, Ulrich S. Tran, and Martin Voracek
Addressing Publication Bias in Meta-Analysis: Empirical Findings From
Community-Augmented
Meta-Analyses of Infant Language Development
Sho Tsuji, Alejandrina Cristia, Michael C. Frank, and Christina Bergmann
Michael Bosnjak; PhD; Leibniz Institute for Psychology Information, Trier; University of Trier, Germany. Nadine Kasten; PhD; Leibniz Institute for Psychology Information, Trier; University of Trier, Germany.
