Family Adaptability and Cohesion Evaluation Scale – Version IV (FACES IV): Validation Study in the Portuguese Population

Sequeira, Joana; Vicente, Henrique Testa; Daniel, Fernanda; Cerveira, Cátia; Silva, Maria Inês; Neves, Suzane Pretti Figueiredo; Santo, Helena Espírito; Guadalupe, Sónia

doi:10.1007/s10826-021-01941-3

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“…Communication serves to facilitate the relative levels of cohesion and adaptability within families. Communication within families could have an effect on their adaptability and cohesion (Kaewkerd et al, 2020; Sequeira et al, 2021). The current study focuses on the cohesion of families, which is one of the key constructs suggested by the Circumplex Model.…”

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Measurement Equivalence Test on Family Cohesion Scale: Comparison Models for White, Black, Hispanic, and Asian College or University Students in the U.S.

Shon,

Lee,

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Sage Open

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Cohesion measure launched from the Family Adaptability and Cohesion Evaluation Scale (FACES) is a well-known instrument to assess family functioning. It is essential to perform a measurement equivalence test of cohesion targeting racially diverse families. The web-based self-administered survey was performed and 291 college/university students’ responses in Ohio were collected (Whites = 37.5%, Hispanics = 23%, Asians = 23%, and Blacks = 16.5%). This study explicated measurement equivalence for family cohesion structure (balanced cohesion, disengagement, enmeshed). The multiple group analysis was performed to investigate whether parameters in the measurement models of the “cohesion sub-structures (balanced cohesion, disengagement, enmeshed; 7 items of each)” were equivalent across the four racial groups. While “balanced cohesion” and “disengagement” structures showed measurement invariance across the groups, the “enmeshed” structure showed significant measurement variance across the groups. Two-items, “Family members feel pressured to spend most free time together” and “We feel too connected to each other” were inadequate for Hispanics’ enmeshment. One-item, “Family members have little need for friends outside the family” was inadequate to explain enmeshment of Blacks and Asians. Professionals should be aware of possible misinterpretations of results from the cohesion measure of FACES IV when they particularly assess the enmeshment status of racially diverse families with closer attention to cross-cultural comparability.

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Measurement Equivalence Test on Family Cohesion Scale: Comparison Models for White, Black, Hispanic, and Asian College or University Students in the U.S.

Shon,

Lee,

et al. 2024

Sage Open

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Rethinking the Self-Report Family Inventory-Version II (SFI-II): Factor Structure and Psychometric Properties of the Portuguese Version

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Psychometric properties of the FACES IV package for Spanish adolescents

Miguel

Agut

Pineda-Otaola

et al. 2022

Psicol. Refl. Crít.

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The family plays an essential role in the life of an adolescent. Hence, an acceptable understanding and an evaluation of family functioning is fundamental for effective interventions with adolescents in the psychological, social, and educational fields. The main purpose of this study is to examine the psychometric properties of the Family Adaptability and Cohesion Evaluation Scale (FACES IV), the Family Communication Scale (FCS), and the Family Satisfaction Scale (FSS), for assessing the family functioning of Spanish adolescents. The sample was comprised of 1187 adolescents between 14 -18 years old (49.96% boys and 50.04% girls; M = 16.17; SD = 1.31) from Castile and Leon (Spain), selected from 23 educational centers, 10 university degree courses, and 18 specific juvenile centers for adolescents with either family or behavioral problems. The scales of Balanced Cohesion, Balanced Flexibility and Disengaged showed good convergent validity, while Enmeshed, Rigid, and Chaotic did not. For this reason some items were removed, obtaining a shortened version of FACES IV, that demonstrated acceptable reliability, and good convergent and predictive validity. The FCS and FSS scales yielded excellent psychometric properties. The results confirmed the factorial structure of the FACES IV, its transcultural applicability, and its validity for different ages. The hypotheses of the circumplex model were confirmed, except for the dysfunctionality of two scales, Enmeshed and Rigid, that contrary to what was expected, showed positive correlations with Family Communication, Family Satisfaction, Balanced Cohesion, and Balanced Flexibility. In brief, our results present the FACES IV package as a useful instrument for the assessment of family functioning of Spanish adolescents. Future studies will be necessary to confirm the trend observed for the two aforementioned scales among adolescents.

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Family Adaptability and Cohesion Evaluation Scale – Version IV (FACES IV): Validation Study in the Portuguese Population

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References 30 publications

Measurement Equivalence Test on Family Cohesion Scale: Comparison Models for White, Black, Hispanic, and Asian College or University Students in the U.S.

Measurement Equivalence Test on Family Cohesion Scale: Comparison Models for White, Black, Hispanic, and Asian College or University Students in the U.S.

Rethinking the Self-Report Family Inventory-Version II (SFI-II): Factor Structure and Psychometric Properties of the Portuguese Version

Psychometric properties of the FACES IV package for Spanish adolescents

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