* Health Sciences

A theoretical article as defined by the APA Style JARS Glossary (2019):

"a report that draws on the existing research literature to advance theory by tracing the development of a theory to expand and refine theoretical  constructs, presenting a new theory, analyzing an existing theory, or pointing out flaws or advantages of one theory over another." 

Note: this particular article has developed the theoretical framework called the Initial Participation Model; however, there has been no experiment to prove the framework as of the date of publication.

The article experiment used the Attentional Control Theory as a model.

This article uses a conceptual framework based on Critical Race Theory (CRT). 

Using the Advanced Search feature of the selected database add these key terms to find theoretical framework articles:

(a). AND ( framework or model or theory )

OR

(b). AND ( theoretical framework or conceptual framework )

If your assignment requires Original /Empirical /Primary Research, consider using the Advanced Search feature of the selected database and add the following key terms to your search to delete the type of peer-reveiwed articles that you do not need: 

NOT ( literature review or review of the literature or overview or systematic review or meta analysis or case study )