Families with Adolescents

Part 1. Introduction and Overview of Theoretical, Research, and Application Topics.- Chapter 1: Introduction to Families with Adolescents.- Chapter 2: Overview of Theory, Research, and Application Topics in Families with Adolescents.- Part 2. Theorizing About Families with Adolescents.- Chapter 3: Family Development Theory.- Chapter 4: Family Systems Theory.- Chapter 5: Ecological Theory in Family with Adolescents Studies.- Chapter 6: Attachment Theory in Family with Adolescents Studies.- Chapter 7: Social Learning Theory in Family with Adolescents Studies.- Part 3. Research on Families with Adolescents.- Chapter 8: Research on the Parent-Adolescent Dyad.- Chapter 9: Polyadic Research on Families with Adolescents.- Chapter 10: The Family's Impact on Adolescent Outcomes.- Part 4. Application Topics Concerning Families with Adolescents.- Chapter 11: Family Therapy and other Family Intervention-Based Efforts with Adolescents.- Chapter 12: Prevention Programs for Families with Adolescents.- Part 5. Future Directions in Families with Adolescents Research and Practice.- Chapter 13: Outlook on Theoretical, Research, and Application Efforts in Families with Adolescents.- Chapter 14: The Need to Integrate Theory, Research, and Application Efforts in Families with Adolescents.

Stephen M. Gavazzi, Ph.D., is Professor, Department of Human Sciences, and Director of CHRR at The Ohio State University. During the past 30 years at Ohio State, Dr. Gavazzi has established a research program that identifies the impact of family dynamics on youth development, psychopathology, and problem behavior. This work has been supported by more than $5 million in grants from a wide variety of federal, state, and private sources. He also is a trained Family Therapist, thus bringing an applied clinical perspective to his work. Dr. Gavazzi has been involved in the development and evaluation of a number of family-based programming efforts, including a multifamily psychoeducational group for families containing children with mood disorders, as well as a strength-based program for families who have adolescents involved in some aspect of the juvenile court. Notably, he provided leadership in the development of the Global Risk Assessment Device, a web-based instrument designedto generate information that assists professionals in making appropriate service referrals for at-risk youth and their families.

 



Dr. Ji-Young Lim, Ph.D., is a Professor in the Department of Child and Family Studies at Kyungpook National University in South Korea. Dr. Lim embarked on a rewarding and impactful professional journey with a Ph.D. in Human Development and Family Science (HDFS) from The Ohio State University, where she also minored in Quantitative Psychology. Her career began as an Assistant Professor at the Department of Family Studies and Social Work at Miami University. Over the past 17 years, Dr. Lim has diligently employed diverse quantitative research methods to delve into various facets of children and adolescents within diverse family contexts. Notably, she played a significant role in validating the Korean Version of Rothbart's Temperament scales, a project funded by the Korea Research Foundation. Her research efforts have shed