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The Beavers Systems Model of Family Functioning
Author(s) -
Beavers Robert,
Hampson Robert B.
Publication year - 2000
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 - 10.1111/1467-6427.00143
Subject(s) - dysfunctional family , psychology , competence (human resources) , family therapy , developmental psychology , observational study , social psychology , clinical psychology , psychotherapist , medicine , pathology
Family competence and family style are the two main dimensions of the Beavers Systems Model of Family Functioning. The competence dimension ranges from optimal through adequate, midrange and borderline to severely dysfunctional. The style dimension ranges from centripetal to centrifugal. When the two dimensions are combined, they diagramatically define nine distinct family groupings, three of which are relatively functional and six of which are thought to be sufficiently problematic to require clinical intervention. A family's status on the competence and style dimensions may be established with the Beavers interactional scales. The self‐report family inventory may be used to evaluate family members' perceptions of their status on the competence dimension. The reliability and validity of the self‐report instrument and observational rating scales have been documented in over thirty papers and books published by the Beavers research team since 1970. The model has proved useful in training, research and clinical work.