The Family FIRO Model: Exploring Relationship Needs of “At-Risk” Families

Análisis factorial de las escalas FACES (Family Adaptability and Cohesion Evaluation Scales) con familias en situación de riesgo psicosocial

“…En situaciones de riesgo, en las que los niveles extremos y disfuncionales de adaptabilidad pueden adoptar diversidad de formas, esta valoración de la magnitud y el sentido del cambio se torna particularmente relevante. Así, los resultados descriptivos disponibles con familias en riesgo han puesto de manifiesto esta disparidad en torno a la adaptabilidad, documentando un uso inconsistente del poder, reglas cambiantes sobre los roles familiares o límites extremadamente rígidos (e.g., Parr, 2000;Smith, 1996). Por tanto, una adecuada evaluación de la capacidad de adaptación de la familia es particularmente importante en circunstancias de adversidad y, de hecho, constituye uno de los ejes de intervención centrales de los servicios de preservación familiar (Rodrigo, 2015;Rodrigo et al, 2008).…”

The Family Climate Scales—Development of a New Measure for Use in Family Business Research

“…A model that perhaps comes the closest among family measures to addressing family firms issues and incorporating whole‐family functioning is the Family FIRO model (Amarapurkar & Danes, 2005; Doherty, Colangelo, & Hovander, 1991; Stewart & Danes, 2001), which measures dimensions of inclusion, control, and intimacy. It offers a systemic view of family dynamics and change, but it is a clinical assessment primarily formulated for therapeutic and practical applications (Danes, Rueter, Kwon, & Doherty, 2002; Doherty et al, 1991; Parr, 2000) rather than for research applications, and has not received systematic empirical validation (Stewart & Danes, 2001). Its adaptation for use in family firms (Danes et al, 2002) thus far has been restricted to one study of (farming) couples rather than whole families.…”

Feeling Misunderstood: A Concept Analysis

“…Eleven health‐related topics were identified in the nursing literature that presented feeling misunderstood in relation to them, including: hemophilia (Oremland, 1986), nursing management (Ricci, 1995), sexuality in chronic illness (Webster, 1997), refugee/immigrant care (Procter, 2002; Reiff, Zakut & Weingarten, 1999), adult attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) (Young, 1999), conflict management (Parr, 2000), Parkinson's disease (Caap‐Ahlgren, Lannerheim, & Dehlin, 2002), brain‐injured individuals (Freed, 2002), chronic fatigue syndrome (Forsyth, 2002), headaches and quality of life (Duru et al., 2004), and hidden disabilities (Fox & Kyung Mee, 2004). An example is Forsyth's (2002) study on chronic fatigue.…”

“…Worried unease and anxiety had both implicit and explicit references throughout the literature. For example, in a study regarding the Family FIRO case model done by Parr (2000), it was found that because of ineffective conflict management styles within families, standoffs that left everyone feeling misunderstood resulted. In addition, “children would display different types of anxiety relieving behaviors such as truancy, and school refusal” (Parr, p. 263).…”

“…Consequences are “those events or incidents that happen as a result of the occurrence of the concept, or are the outcomes of the concept” (Walker & Avant, 2005, p. 73). The consequences of feeling misunderstood are summarized as a “transformation in behavior.” Some of the most frequently mentioned transformations in behavior that were identified in the references include termination of activity such as relationship, school, job, or therapy (Bernstein 2001; Day & Schoenrade, 1997, 2000; Derlega et al., 2001; Gilmartin, 2005; Martin et al., 1997; Muten, 1991; Young, 1999), withdrawing or avoidance of activity (Barker et al., 2001; Caap‐Ahlgren et al., 2002; Hansen & Hansen, 1991; Kazen & Kuhl, 2005; Koehler et al., 2002; Kraus, 1997; Nash, 1998; Oremland, 1986; Parr, 2000; Rhodes et al., 1994; Skabelund, 2005; Tax, 1993; Weger, 2005), aggressive or rebellious behavior (Barker et al., 2001; Nash, 1998; Parr, 2000; Skabelund, 2005; Strong, 2002), anger (Carlson, 1973; Miller et al., 2002; Paivio, 1999; Rapoport & Skellern, 1957), and emergence of new communication patterns or tools (Martin et al., 1997).…”