Based on a content analysis of family gerontology empirical studies in 13 journals (2009–2018), this article identifies theories currently being used and provides suggestions for future family gerontology theorizing. Family gerontologists are now using a greater range of theories than they were in the 1990s, including many middle‐range ones, and more scholars are citing multiple theories in their publications. Ways to advance family gerontology theorizing are to integrate more gerontology content into family theory textbooks, link middle‐range theories to broader general theories, and discuss how to use multiple theories effectively in research. Commonly used and emerging theories in family gerontology research can also be closely examined, and findings related to intersectionality and intergenerational ambivalence are briefly examined as examples of emerging theories used to study later‐life families.

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家庭老年学理论化的十年肖像：使马赛克可见

在对13种期刊（2009-2018年）的家庭老年病学实证研究进行内容分析的基础上，本文确定了当前正在使用的理论，并为未来的家庭老年病学理论化提供了建议。与1990年代相比，家庭老年学家现在使用的理论范围更广，包括许多中端理论，并且越来越多的学者在其出版物中引用了多种理论。推进家庭老年学理论化的方法是将更多的老年学内容整合到家庭理论教科书中，将中级理论与更广泛的一般理论联系起来，并讨论如何在研究中有效地使用多种理论。家庭老年医学研究中常用的和新兴的理论也可以进行仔​​细研究，