Family Adaptability and Cohesion Evaluation Scales IV.
FACES IV
- What it measures
- Circumplex Model dimensions of family Cohesion and Flexibility; 6 scales: balanced Cohesion, balanced Flexibility, and unbalanced Disengaged, Enmeshed, Rigid, Chaotic (often with Communication and Satisfaction scales)
- Length and format
- 42 (6 scales x 7 items; +Communication and Satisfaction add ~20). 5-point agreement (strongly disagree to strongly agree) (self-report questionnaire)
- Language versions
- Many languages incl. Italian, Spanish, Romanian and others
- Normative data
- No normative data held in our reference library for this instrument. That is a statement about our library, not about the published literature.
- Licence
- copyrighted - commercial
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- Reference
- Olson, D. H. (2011). FACES IV and the Circumplex Model: Validation study. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 37(1), 64-80. (https://www.prepare-enrich.com)
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