Identify a non-experimental research article from a peer-reviewed journal pertaining to a topic of your interest. Title your post accordingly.

There are 3 categories of Quantitative Research Designs: Experimental, Quasi- Experimental, and Non-Experimental.
1) Identify a non-experimental research article from a peer-reviewed journal pertaining to a topic of your interest. Title your post accordingly.
Address the following in your initial post, containing a stable link to the article:
a) The purpose and of the research study.
b) Methods and variables: indicate which were the Independent and Dependent variables? Were there any confounders or moderators?
c) If you could strengthen the study with a different design than the authors used, how would you re-design it?