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A theory comprising limited numbers of variables, each of limited scope. Middle-range theories may be descriptive, explanatory (specifying relationships between two or more concepts), or predictive (envisioning relationships between concepts or effects of certain concepts on others). Examples include the Health Belief Model, the Theory of Maternal Attachment, Erikson\u2019s Theory of Psychosocial Development, Watson\u2019s Theory of Human Caring, and Maslow\u2019s Hierarchy of Needs Theory.<\/p>\n

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A theory comprising limited numbers of variables, each of limited scope. Middle-range theories may be descriptive, explanatory (specifying relationships between two or more concepts), or predictive (envisioning relationships between concepts or effects of certain concepts on others). Examples include the Health Belief Model, the Theory of Maternal Attachment, Erikson\u2019s Theory of Psychosocial Development, Watson\u2019s Theory […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-204587","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-m"],"yoast_head":"\nMiddle-range theory - Definition of Middle-range theory<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"A theory comprising limited numbers of variables, each of limited scope. 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