Journal article
The development and validation of the FACES-IV-SF
Journal of marital and family therapy, Vol.46(4), pp.674-686
10/01/2020
DOI: 10.1111/jmft.12423
PMID: 32003487
Abstract
The Family Adaptability and Cohesion Scale IV (FACES-IV) was developed to capture the balanced and unbalanced levels of cohesion and flexibility in families. Although this measure has been shown to be valid and reliable, its length at 62 items limits utility and uptake in clinical and research settings. This paper details the development of a shorter form of the FACES-IV (the FACES-IV Short Form) using two studies. In the first study, three item-level analyses were used to identify 24 items that provided the best measurement of each of the scales of the FACES-IV. In the second study, the reliability, and convergent and divergent validity of the short form was tested. Results suggest that the FACES-IV-SF is a valid and reliable measure that adheres to the theory underlying the original FACES-IV but may be better utilized in clinical and research settings due to its brevity.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- The development and validation of the FACES-IV-SF
- Creators
- Jacob B. Priest - University of IowaElizabeth O. Parker - Seattle Children's HospitalAngela Hiefner - Southwestern Medical CenterSarah B. Woods - The University of Texas Southwestern Medical CenterPatricia N. E. Roberson - University of Tennessee at Knoxville
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of marital and family therapy, Vol.46(4), pp.674-686
- Publisher
- Wiley
- DOI
- 10.1111/jmft.12423
- PMID
- 32003487
- ISSN
- 0194-472X
- eISSN
- 1752-0606
- Number of pages
- 13
- Comment
- Test development: Family Adaptability and Cohesion Evaluation Scale IV--Short Form
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 10/01/2020
- Academic Unit
- Psychiatry; Psychological and Quantitative Foundations; University College Courses; Internal Medicine
- Record Identifier
- 9984281753402771
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