Priest Jacob B, Parker Elizabeth O, Woods Sarah B
University of Iowa.
Texas Woman's University.
J Marital Fam Ther. 2018 Apr;44(2):336-352. doi: 10.1111/jmft.12257. Epub 2017 Jul 31.
The Family Adaptability and Cohesion Scale (FACES) IV does not provide instructions about which family members respondents should think about while answering questions. This study examined which family members respondents thought about while completing the FACES IV, and if this changed measurement invariance and population heterogeneity of the measure. Using a sample of n = 511 individuals, a latent class analysis showed three distinct classes: Nuclear Family, Family of Origin, and All of the Above. The FACES IV demonstrated measurement invariance across classes on the majority of subscales; however, population heterogeneity tests suggested that the means and variances of the subscales varied across classes. The findings suggest further examination of how the measure functions with unique family constellations is warranted.
家庭适应性与凝聚力量表（FACES）IV 没有提供关于受访者在回答问题时应考虑哪些家庭成员的说明。本研究调查了受访者在完成 FACES IV 时想到了哪些家庭成员，以及这是否改变了该量表的测量不变性和总体异质性。使用 n = 511 名个体的样本进行潜在类别分析，结果显示出三个不同的类别：核心家庭、原生家庭和以上所有。FACES IV 在大多数子量表上跨类别表现出测量不变性；然而，总体异质性检验表明，子量表的均值和方差在不同类别间存在差异。研究结果表明有必要进一步考察该量表在独特家庭构成中的作用方式。
