A Factor Analysis of Self‐Report Measures of Family Functioning

Bloom, Bernard L.

doi:10.1111/j.1545-5300.1985.00225.x

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“…Consistent with prior research (Brown et al, 1997;DiClemente and Ponton, 1993;Donenberg et al, 2001Donenberg et al, , 2002, teens in this study reported high rates of risky sexual behavior; 39% reported ever having vaginal, anal, and/or oral sex, and among sexually active youths (n = 77), 42% had sex with a high-risk partner, 49% had sex while using drugs/alcohol, 66% had sex without Bloom, 1985) is a compendium of scales derived from other measures of family behavior. We used the five-item Family Disengagement Scale to measure the degree to which family members are involved in each others' lives (α = .50).…”

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“…Parental symptom ratings on the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) (Achenbach, 1991a) were relatively consistent with diagnostic rates generated from the C-DISC; 50% and 49% of parents reported adolescent internalizing and externalizing symptoms in the clinical range. Rates of DISC-generated diagnoses in this sample are similar to those of other studies of general clinic populations (Jensen and Weisz, 2002).Consistent with prior research (Brown et al, 1997;DiClemente and Ponton, 1993;Donenberg et al, 2001Donenberg et al, , 2002, teens in this study reported high rates of risky sexual behavior; 39% reported ever having vaginal, anal, and/or oral sex, and among sexually active youths (n = 77), 42% had sex with a high-risk partner, 49% had sex while using drugs/alcohol, 66% had sex without Bloom, 1985) is a compendium of scales derived from other measures of family behavior. We used the five-item Family Disengagement Scale to measure the degree to which family members are involved in each others' lives (α = .50).…”

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“…The CRPBI has been used across samples and cultures (Schludermann and Schludermann, 1970), and its reliability and validity are well documented (Schaefer, 1965). The Self-Report Measure of Family Functioning (Bloom, 1985) is a compendium of scales derived from other measures of family behavior. We used the five-item Family Disengagement Scale to measure the degree to which family members are involved in each others' lives (α = .50).…”

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Tracing the Roots of Early Sexual Debut Among Adolescents in Psychiatric Care

Donenberg¹,

Bryant²,

Emerson³

et al. 2003

Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psych

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Objective: To identify the most important social and personal characteristics related to early sexual debut among troubled teenagers. Method:One hundred ninety-eight youths aged 12-19 years were recruited from outpatient mental health clinics and completed self-reports and interviews about their age of sexual debut; family, peer, and partner relationships (e.g., parental hostile control, negative peer influence, need for intimacy); and personal characteristics (e.g., achievement motivation, externalizing problems). Broad-band (externalizing, internalizing) and narrow-band (depression/anxiety, delinquency) psychopathology was assessed with the Youth Self-Report and Child Behavior Checklist.Results: Optimal Data Analysis was used to generate a classification tree model to identify variables associated with whether or not youths initiated oral, vaginal, and/or anal sexual activity before or after age 14. Three social context variables (parental hostile control, negative and positive peer influence) and one personal characteristic (externalizing problems) correctly classified 87.4% of teenagers as initiating sexual activity at ≤14 or >14 years of age. Conclusions:Parental behavior and peer influence were the most important variables associated with the timing of sexual debut. Results support a social-personal framework for understanding sexual risk-taking among adolescents in psychiatric care, and the data offer relatively strong evidence that specific factors could be used to identify troubled teens at risk for early sexual debut. Keywords adolescents; sexual debut; social-personal context; psychiatric careIt has been 20 years since the first case of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) was diagnosed, and despite efforts to curb the spread of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), rates of infection are rising among adolescents. Young people account for 25% of new sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) reported annually, and the number of HIV-infected youths doubles every 14 months (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC], 1998[CDC], , 2000a. Sexual activity is the primary mechanism of HIV transmission among teens (DiClemente, 1996;Pequagnat and Szapocznik, 2000), with 57% of males and 49% of females infected through sexual contact, but only 8% of males and 11% of females infected through intravenous drug use (CDC, 2000a). Teenagers are initiating sex at earlier ages (CDC, 2000a) NIH-PA Author ManuscriptNIH-PA Author Manuscript NIH-PA Author Manuscript debut is associated with higher HIV exposure because it is linked to more frequent sexual intercourse, more lifetime STDs, less consistent contraceptive use, and more sexual partners (Brooks-Gunn and Paikoff, 1993; CDC, 1992;Durbin et al., 1993;Miller et al., 1999). Some youths are at greater risk than others. Teens in psychiatric care, for example, engage in higher rates of sexual risk-taking than their same-age peers (Brown et al., 1997;Donenberg et al., 2001); they initiate sex at earlier ages and report high rates of sex without a condom, sex w...

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Tracing the Roots of Early Sexual Debut Among Adolescents in Psychiatric Care

Donenberg¹,

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Emerson³

et al. 2003

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“…The subscale consists of five items, which are rated on a 5-point scale ranging from strongly disagree to strongly agree. The Family Cohesion subscale was developed based on a factor analysis of widely used family environment scales (Bloom, 1985). A sample item is: ''There is a feeling of togetherness in our family.''…”

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Self‐esteem, perception of relationships, and emotional distress: A cross‐cultural study

Abe

2004

Personal Relationships

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This study examined the relative importance of self-esteem, family cohesion, and support from friends in predicting depressed mood and anxiety in Japanese and American college students. Contrary to expectations, self-esteem was the strongest predictor of emotional distress in both groups of students. Nevertheless, consistent with predictions derived from Markus and Kitayama's theory of self-construals, family cohesion accounted for a significantly larger percentage of the variance in predicting emotional distress in Japan than in the United States. In both countries, the relations between support from friends and the measures of emotional distress were entirely mediated by self-esteem. However, among Japanese students, family cohesion accounted for additional significant variance in predicting the measures of emotional distress, even after controlling for self-esteem.

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“…This scale was developed and prepared by Bloom et al (Bloom, 1985). In 1985 to evaluate the function of the system within the family.…”

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Relation between Children’s Well-Being and Family Function in Children with Thalassemia Major in Isfahan in 2013

Keshvari¹,

Ebrahimi²,

Abedi³

2016

GJHS

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The function of every family has a significant impact on the health of its members. Thalassemia is a chronic disease and, as the most common genetic disorder in the world, affects different aspects of life, including emotional well-being. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between well-being in children with a Thalassemia major and the function of their families, in Isfahan, Iran, in 2013. This was a cross sectional study and census sampling was used to collect the data. The study sample consisted of 97 children with thalassemia at the age of 10-16 years who referred to the clinic of Imam Reza, Seyed-al-Shohada Hospital in Isfahan. The subjects were evaluated using the Adolescent Psychological Wellbeing Scale and Family Functioning Questionnaire. Data were analyzed using SPSS software. The Pearson correlation coefficient showed that there was a reverse relationship between the overall score of family functioning and illness score of children with thalassemia (r=-0.377, P<0.001). In other words, children with thalassemia who are in families with a higher functionality have a greater sense of well-being. Among the 15 aspects of family functioning, the aspect of expressiveness and Lack of independence had the highest correlation with well-being in children with thalassemia. However, the aspect of locus of control and Disengagement had the lowest correlation with their well-being. The results of this study showed that there is a direct relationship between family functioning and emotional well-being of children with thalassemia major. Therefore, an important task of public health nurses is to improve the function of families in various aspects. The strengthening of family planning and implementation of projects in this regard is also necessary.

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A Factor Analysis of Self‐Report Measures of Family Functioning

Cited by 397 publications

References 20 publications

Tracing the Roots of Early Sexual Debut Among Adolescents in Psychiatric Care

Tracing the Roots of Early Sexual Debut Among Adolescents in Psychiatric Care

Self‐esteem, perception of relationships, and emotional distress: A cross‐cultural study

Relation between Children’s Well-Being and Family Function in Children with Thalassemia Major in Isfahan in 2013

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