If Burkholder et al. (2020) provided three essential parts of a problem statement:

1. the research problem itself

2. for whom and why studying the problem is important

3. how the current study will address the problem

How do the characteristics of a good problem statement guide a study please explain why and provide citations and references

Burkholder, G. J., Cox, K. A., Crawford, L. M., & Hitchcock, J. H. (2020).Research design and methods: An applied guide for the scholar-practitioner. Sage Publications