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Are FACES‐II ‘family satisfaction’ scores valid?
Author(s) -
Daley James G.,
SowersHoag Karen,
Thyer Bruce A.
Publication year - 1990
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..1990.00372.x
Subject(s) - psychology , ideal (ethics) , social psychology , cohesion (chemistry) , adaptability , measure (data warehouse) , scale (ratio) , developmental psychology , computer science , data mining , ecology , philosophy , chemistry , physics , organic chemistry , epistemology , quantum mechanics , biology
It has been suggested that family satisfaction can be measured by having a person complete the Family Adaptability and Cohesion Evaluation Scale (FACES‐II) twice: once as the person essentially sees the family (actual version), and once as they wish the family to be (ideal version). The discrepancy between the actual and ideal scores is contended to be a measure of satisfaction with family. Though conceptually attractive, this measurement strategy was not verified, as assessed in the present study by correlating the actual‐ideal discrepancy scores with family discord (Index of Family Relations) scores. Clinical adoption of the actual‐ideal discrepancy‐score as a measure of family satisfaction is thus seen as premature, until more supportive evidence is demonstrated.