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jmf-theory-and-conceptual-framework
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.
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# Theory & Conceptual Framework (jmf-theory-and-conceptual-framework)
At JMF a result is not a contribution until it sits inside a **family-science framework** that explains
*why* families, couples, parents, or children behave as the data show. This skill turns findings into a
framework: explicit concepts, mechanisms, scope conditions, and testable hypotheses.
## When to trigger
- The empirics are strong but the "why / so what for families" is thin
- A reviewer called the paper "atheoretical," "ad hoc," or "just associations"
- You need to state mechanisms and hypotheses before testing them
- Choosing among family-science frameworks for the introduction
## Common JMF frameworks (pick what fits; do not name-drop)