Most databases do not allow you to search by research method. To find articles that use a specific methodology, you will need to include methodology terms with subject terms in your keyword search. For example, if you were searching for a quantitative study on depression and social media use you would search for: Depression AND social media AND quantitative.
You may also want to include more specific terms for the type of study, or data analysis type.
Example search terms to search for a Qualitative study:
Example search terms to search for a Quantitative study:
Few databases will allow you to search articles by research method used. APA PsycInfo is one exception.
Peer-reviewed articles are:
Library databases are:
