Assessing the viability of self-reflective mindfulness meditation to promote an intervention treatment to victims of domestic violence

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It is hypothesized that self-reflective mindfulness meditation will help an individual in the control of anger/aggressive behavior. The research question is guided by the question “Does self-reflective mindfulness meditation help improve an individual’s aggressive behavior or level of emotion. Provide a concise synopsis of the current literature that establishes the relevance of the problem. Preview major sections of the chapter. Literature Search Strategy: List accessed library databases and search engines used. List key search terms and combinations of search terms (with more detailed search terms located in an appendix, if appropriate). Describe scope of literature review in terms of years searched as well as types of literature and sources searched, including seminal literature as well as current peer-reviewed literature. In cases where there is little current research, and few (if any) dissertations and/or conference proceedings, describe how this was handled. Theoretical Foundation: Name the theory or theories. Provide origin or source of the theory. Describe major theoretical propositions and/or major hypotheses, including delineation of any assumptions appropriate to the application of the theory. Provide a literature- and research- based analysis of how the theory has been applied previously in ways similar to the current study. Provide the rationale for the choice of this theory. Describe how and why the selected theory relates to the present study and how the research questions relate to, challenge, or build upon existing theory. Conceptual Framework: Identify and define the concept and/or phenomenon. Synthesize primary writings by key theorists, philosophers, and/or seminal researchers related to the concept or phenomenon. Provide key statements and definitions inherent in the framework. Describe how the concept or phenomenon has been applied and articulated in previous research and how the current study benefits from this framework. Literature Review Related to Key Variables and/or Concepts: Describe studies related to the constructs of interest and chosen methodology and methods that are consistent with the scope of the study. Describe ways researchers in the discipline have approached the problem and the strengths and weakness inherent in their approaches. Justify from the literature the rationale for selection of the variables or concepts. Review and synthesize studies related to the key independent, dependent, and covariate variables to produce a description and explanation of what is known about the variables, what is controversial (i.e., mixed findings by researchers), and what remains to be studied. Review and synthesize studies related to the research questions. Summary and Conclusions: Concisely summarize major themes in the literature. Summarize what is known as well as what is not known in the discipline related to the topic of study. Describe how the present study fills at least one of the gaps in the literature and will extend knowledge in the discipline. Provide transitional material to connect the gap in the literature to the methods described in chapter 3.