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A Methodological Study of a Measure of Family Cohesion
Author(s) -
BILBRO THOMAS L.,
DREYER ALBERT S.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
family process
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.011
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1545-5300
pISSN - 0014-7370
DOI - 10.1111/j.1545-5300.1981.00419.x
Subject(s) - cohesion (chemistry) , conceptualization , adaptability , psychology , measure (data warehouse) , social psychology , computer science , artificial intelligence , data mining , ecology , chemistry , organic chemistry , biology
Olson, Bell, and Portner (11) have recently developed a measure of family adaptability and cohesion (The Family Adaptability and Cohesion Evaluation Scales). This study is a critical evaluation of the construction of the cohesion subscale of this instrument. Included is a partial replication of the original work of Olson et al . (11). Some problems with this subscale and its construction are pointed out, and a subset of the original items is presented and discussed. Some implications of these results for the conceptualization of the nature of family cohesion are also discussed.