Psychology is awash with different understandings and enactments of relations between theory and action. This article explores coverage in Theory & Psychology of such relations from the perspective of four community psychologists who are seeking insights into how to further integrate our theory, research, practice, and teaching activities. We first consider a dedicated special issue on Theory in Action that exemplifies some of the mental gymnastics evident in efforts to work participatively to address practical problems in theoretically informed ways. Our focus then shifts to what we see as a form of disciplinary reflexivity that we detected regarding issues surrounding theory and action across the broader content of Theory & Psychology. We conclude with further reflections on how insights from the scholarly papers cited resonate with our own critical praxis and efforts to engage with and address complex social problems, and the importance of cultural considerations in such community scholar activism.

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理论与心理学必须为面向社区的心理学家提供什么？

心理学充斥着对理论与行动之间关系的不同理解和制定。本文从四位社区心理学家的角度探讨了这种关系的理论与心理学报道，他们正在寻求如何进一步整合我们的理论、研究、实践和教学活动的见解。我们首先考虑一个关于行动理论的专门特刊，它举例说明了一些明显的心理体操，这些心理体操在努力以理论上知情的方式参与解决实际问题的努力中是显而易见的。然后，我们的重点转移到我们所看到的一种学科反思形式，我们在理论与心理学的更广泛内容中发现了围绕理论和行动的问题。