Compose a Problem Statement

Using the topic selected in Week 1 attached, you will now create a 250- to 300-word problem statement. Your problem must come from some critical issue needing to be addressed (otherwise, negative consequences will occur or continue), and you must show how solving this problem will contribute to theory. In most cases, scholarly citations within the past five years are required to support the problem you will investigate. You will need to locate at least 15 relevant articles to support your problem statement to document the existence of a problem worthy of doctoral-level research.

Follow these steps:

Present the general issue grounded in the research literature that leads to the need for the study.
Clearly describe and document the problem prompting the study. Include appropriate published or relevant primary sources to document the existence of a problem worthy of Ph.D. doctoral-level research. Please consider: what perspective is represented? For example, is the problem an individual-level problem, an organizational problem, an industry problem, or a social problem?
Consider the theories relevant to predict, explain, and understand the problem.
To identify and articulate a problem, consider the potential negative consequences to the field or stakeholders if the proposed research is never conducted.

Length: 250-300 words not including title and reference pages

Your response should demonstrate thoughtful consideration of the ideas and concepts presented in the course and include improvements made after integrating feedback on assignments submitted throughout the course. Your response should reflect scholarly writing and current APA standards.

Here is the previous assignment to help with background

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Problem Statement

The problem is that there is not a clear understanding of why African American women with a bachelors degree are 15% less likely to be married. This is a problem because African American women have expressed a desire to be married but face challenges due to “absence of marriageable men (Reeves & Guyot, 2017) and would like to understand why this problem is happening.

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