7/ Description, observation, or hypothesis generation: Conducting rigorous content analysis or qualitative observation to describe phenomena, laying a foundation for theory development.

6/ Theory creation: Introducing entirely new theoretical approaches to understanding phenomena.

5/ Theory synthesis: Developing overarching models or frameworks to explain phenomena covered in different theories.

4/ Theory comparison: Evaluating theories with distinct predictions in explaining, predicting, or accounting for variance in phenomena.

3/ Elucidating mechanism and contingency: Theorizing causal processes; testing mediating variables; theorizing and testing moderation or boundary conditions.

2/ Extending the range of existing theory: Adding new independent variables; testing theories in new contexts, populations, locations, or with different outcomes.

1/ Addressing conceptual issues: Redefining key concepts; critiquing untested assumptions; examining prior operationalizations with significant conceptual implications.

How can you assess theoretical contribution? Slater and Gleason suggest the following 8 points: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Great opportunity if you’re an ECR working in media psychology!

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