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jmf-theory-and-conceptual-framework

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Use when building the theoretical and conceptual framework of a Journal of Marriage and Family (JMF) manuscript. JMF values explicit family-science frameworks (life course, family systems, stress process, exchange/bargaining, ecological) with clear concepts, mechanisms, and hypotheses. Structures the argument; it does not run analyses.

When to use

• building theoretical and conceptual framework
• stating mechanisms and hypotheses
• choosing among family-science frameworks
• defining key constructs
• deriving directional testable predictions
• specifying scope conditions

When not to use

• running analyses
• testing hypotheses
• topic selection

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