Which of the following criteria in qualitative research concerns the question of whether the results apply to other contexts?

Transferability judges whether qualitative findings can apply to other contexts or settings.

Reliability concerns the consistency and repeatability of a measure.

Internal validity concerns whether the study established a genuine causal effect.

Approval is not a methodological criterion in qualitative research.

Transferability parallels external validity within Lincoln and Guba's trustworthiness framework.

Thick description helps readers judge transferability to their own settings.