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The knowledge base created about families with adolescents over the past 15 years has been organized in this book as three separate parts according to work done on theory, research, and application topics, respectively. At the same time, the natural overlap of these theoretical, empirical, and application literatures was discussed wherever possible. This chapter makes the case for more systematic attempts to highlight the interconnectedness of these oft-separated scholarly works. Harkening back over three decades ago in the family literature, David Olson’s “triple threat” model for bridging theory, research, and application efforts is brought forward for consideration by scholars who think about, observe, and work with families with adolescents. This chapter begins by briefly reviewing some of the key points made in this earlier work and is followed by a discussion of some of the key factors that have served as barriers to the unification of these academic activities. This is followed by some concluding thoughts as to why the “triple threat” model is both applicable and advantageous to those scholars who study families with adolescents.
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Gavazzi, S.M., Lim, JY. (2023). The Need to Integrate Theory, Research, and Application Efforts. In: Families with Adolescents. Advancing Responsible Adolescent Development. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-43407-5_14
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