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The influence of context on the assessment of family interaction: a clinical study *
Author(s) -
Stratford Jackie,
Burck Charlotte,
Kinston Warren
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
journal of family therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.52
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1467-6427
pISSN - 0163-4445
DOI - 10.1046/j..1982.00598.x
Subject(s) - psychology , alliance , context (archaeology) , clinical psychology , task (project management) , social relation , developmental psychology , social psychology , paleontology , management , political science , law , economics , biology
A clinical study to compare clinically‐observed with task‐elicited family interaction was carried out as follows. Twelve families receiving family therapy were administered a series of tasks by tape‐recorder. The therapist and an independent observer recorded interaction patterns in six dimensions (Alliance, Parenting, Marital Relationship, Communication, Affective Status and Boundary Integrity) and the results were compared with what was known clinically. Except for conflict the Task Interview revealed the main clinical features; however, it also revealed significant new information in all cases but one. The study has implications for clinical work.