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The reliability and validity of a system for family assessment
Author(s) -
Wilkinson Ian Michael,
Strattonf Peter
Publication year - 1991
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..1991.00413.x
Subject(s) - generalizability theory , reliability (semiconductor) , coding (social sciences) , psychology , validity , perspective (graphical) , rating scale , computer science , psychometrics , clinical psychology , developmental psychology , artificial intelligence , statistics , mathematics , power (physics) , physics , quantum mechanics
The Darlington Family Assessment System (DFAS) is based upon the principles of multisystem‐multimethod (MSMM) assessment. In practice it consists of a structured family interview with an integrated rating scale, a number of self‐report questionnaries, and a task with an integrated behaviour coding system. This article summarizes the results of a series of empirical evaluations of the DFAS, which concern evaluations of the system as an aid to clinical work with families and as a method for training (at a basic level) in family assessment. The results are presented in terms of their implications for the reliability and validity of the assessment system and discussed from the perspective of their generalizability.