Literature Review: The Effects of Social Media on Mental Health

Beginning:

First Sentence (general introduction)

Area of Interest Defined/Explained

Middle:

• Brief summarization of each result presented.
• Thematic organization (not article by article)
• Consistent results
• Inconsistent results
• Analysis and synthesis across studies, "Taken together..."Transition words

End:

• Summary and conclusion about the literature reviewed
• Identify GAPS in the literature:
• Explain how GAPS led to YOUR proposed research question (aim) Present study research question (aim) explicitly stated.
• Present study research question (aim) explicitly stated