The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
J Pediatr Psychol. 2011 Jun;36(5):528-38. doi: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsq003. Epub 2010 Feb 10.
The purpose of this study was to examine the psychometric properties of the Family Adaptability and Cohesion Evaluation Scales, version IV (FACES-IV) in families of children with cancer.
As part of a larger program of research, 147 mothers and 40 fathers from 162 families of children with cancer completed the FACES-IV. Parents and one healthy child from each family (77 girls; age M = 12.8, SD = 2.8) completed additional measures of family functioning and parenting.
Internal consistencies above .70 were found for all subscales except one (Enmeshed, α = .65). Intercorrelations of the subscales were similar to the validation sample but seemed inconsistent with the Circumplex Model on which the measure is based. Analyses raised questions regarding construct validity for the Enmeshed and Rigid subscales.
These preliminary findings suggest that more research is needed prior to widespread use of the FACES-IV in pediatric oncology populations.
本研究旨在检验儿童癌症患者家庭适应与凝聚力评估量表第四版（FACES-IV）的心理测量特性。
作为一项更大的研究计划的一部分，来自 162 个癌症患儿家庭的 147 位母亲和 40 位父亲完成了 FACES-IV。每个家庭的一位健康儿童（77 位女孩；年龄 M = 12.8，SD = 2.8）完成了家庭功能和养育方面的额外测量。
除了一个（纠缠，α=0.65），所有分量表的内部一致性都在 0.70 以上。分量表之间的相互关系与验证样本相似，但与该测量方法所基于的“情感环模型”不一致。分析对纠缠和僵化分量表的结构效度提出了质疑。
这些初步发现表明，在儿科肿瘤学人群中广泛使用 FACES-IV 之前，需要进行更多的研究。
