1. Find the following open-access article through search the article title in Google Scholar or click on the link below:
Marashi MY, Nicholson E, Ogrodnik M, Fenesi B, Heisz JJ (2021) A mental health paradox:
Mental health was both a motivator and barrier to physical activity during the COVID-19 pandemic. PLoS ONE 16(4): e0239244. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0239244
Provide a brief review/summary of the article based on the six critical components [12 marks] that we discussed in Week 5. Make sure to include the following information in addition to your summary of the critical components:
• What is the research question or main purpose of the study? [1 mark]
• What is the study design? [1 mark]
• What is the exposure or independent variable(s)? [1 mark]
• What is the outcome or dependent variable(s)? [2 marks]
• Identify the types of descriptive statistics reported in this article. [2 marks]
Your entire response to this question must not exceed 500 words. If the word count is exceeded, 2 marks will be deducted.
