In a study of psychosocial adjustment to breast cancer,data collection instruments were sent to the same sample of women at six different times during their first year of living with breast cancer.What type of study design does this exemplify?

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This study design exemplifies longitudinal research, as data was collected from the same sample over multiple time points during their first year of living with breast cancer. Cross-sectional studies collect data at a single point in time, retrospective studies look back at past events, and correlational studies examine the relationship between variables without manipulating them over time.

In a Study of Psychosocial Adjustment to Breast Cancer,data Collection