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FACES III and the Kvebaek Family Sculpture Technique as Measures of Cohesion and Closeness
Author(s) -
VANDVIK INGER HELENE,
ECKBLAD GUDRUN FLEISCHER
Publication year - 1993
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.1545-5300.1993.00221.x
Subject(s) - closeness , cohesion (chemistry) , psychology , sculpture , social psychology , psychoanalysis , art , mathematics , visual arts , chemistry , mathematical analysis , organic chemistry
In a longitudinal study of psychosocial factors in children with recent onset of rheumatic disease ( N = 72 ), it was hypothesized that FACES III cohesion sum scores would be correlated with family closeness as measured by the Kvebaek Family Sculpture Technique (KFST). A second aim was to examine how these instruments were associated with semi‐structured interview assessments of child and family psychosocial function, and whether these associations were linear or curvilinear. FACES III cohesion sum scores and KFST family mean interpersonal distance were not correlated, whereas the cohesion sum scores were related to the mother‐father distance on the KFST. Where associations with child and family psychosocial function were found, they were linear. The results support the usefulness of a distinction between cohesion as a family or group characteristic and dyadic closeness, especially between the parent figures. The need for further conceptual clarification and more thorough empirical validation procedures in this area is emphasized.