Research Catalog

Title

Measures of family functioning for research and practice / Kathleen J. Sawin, Marcia P. Harrigan ; Pierre Woog (editor).

Author

Sawin, Kathleen J.

Publication

New York : Springer Pub. Co., 1995.

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Additional Authors

• Harrigan, Marcia P.
• Woog, Pierre.

Description

xiii, 130 pages; 24 cm

Summary

• In recognition of the interdisciplinary nature of the study of the family, the measures described are derived from the disciplines of nursing psychiatry, psychology, social work, and sociology.
• The discussion for each includes a history of the instrument, an overview of the model and its conceptual framework; a description of the instrument; information on scoring, reliability, and validity; sample items; a description of its sensitivity to cross-cultural issues, gender, and variant family structures; a summary of studies using the instrument; and information on where to get the instrument.
• Written by a nurse-social worker team, this book examines nearly 20 instruments for measuring family functioning. The measures are grouped by level - well-established, moderately established, and those early in development.

Subjects

• Methods
• Research
• Family assessment
• Families > Research
• Family
• Family Practice
• Psychometrics

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 115-130)

Contents

• Preface / Pierre Woog -- Introduction / Kathleen J. Sawin and Marcia P. Harrigan -- Ch. 1. Well-Established Self-Report Instruments. The McMaster Family Assessment Device (FAD). Family Adaptability and Cohesion Scale (FACES II, III, IV). Family Environment Scale (FES). Family APGAR. Feetham Family Functioning Survey (FFFS) -- Ch. 2. Moderately Established Self-Report Instruments. The Family Assessment Measure (FAM III). The Family Dynamics Measure (FDM). Family Hardiness Index (FHI). Family Functioning Scale (FFS) -- Ch. 3. Self-Report Instruments Early in Their Development. Assessment of Strategies in Families-Effectiveness (ASF-E). Comprehensive Evaluation of Family Functioning (CEFF). UW Family Assessment Caregiver Scale (UW-FACS). Family Functioning Style Scale (FFSS). Self-Report Family Inventory (SFI) -- Ch. 4. Other Family Functioning Measures. Genogram. McMaster Structured Interview of Family Functioning (McSIFF). Beavers Interactional Scales (Family Competence and Style). Assessment Guides.
• Ch. 5. Issues in the Use of Family Functioning Measures. Family Functioning Measurement and Analysis Issues. Qualitative Methods in Family Research.

ISBN

0826189008

LCCN

94038528

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries