Measures of Family Functioning for Research and Practice: Introduction

This book examines nearly twenty instruments for measuring family functioning. 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 crosscultural issues, gender, and variant family structures; a summary of studies using the instrument; and information on where to get the instrument.