Brief report: Development of the family perceptions scale; a novel instrument for evaluating subjective functioning in the families of adolescents |
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| Authors: | Paul A. Tiffin Carole Kaplan Maurice Place |
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| Affiliation: | a The School for Medicine and Health, the Wolfson Research Institute, Durham University, United Kingdom;b The Fleming Nuffield Unit for Child and Family Psychiatry, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, United Kingdom;c Department of Child and Family Psychiatry, The University of Northumbria at Newcastle, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, United Kingdom |
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| Abstract: | A pool of 75 items relating to family functioning was created and piloted in a sample of 12-18 year olds (N = 673). The responses were subjected to an exploratory factor analysis which indicated the presence of three significant latent traits. The results were then used to inform the development of a rating instrument with five subscales labelled Nurture, Problem Solving, Expressed Emotion, Behavioural Boundaries and Responsibility. These demonstrated high levels of internal consistency (Cronbach’s alphas .70-.81), high test-retest reliability (rho = .70-.82), varying degrees of intercorrelation (rho = .18-.75) and significant associations with family functioning as defined by the McMaster Family Assessment Device (p < 0.0001 in all cases). This novel instrument is a promising tool for use in both clinical practice and research. |
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| Keywords: | Adolescence Family functioning Mental health Factor analysis Assessment |
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