This study examined different aspects of the relationship between family adaptability, family cohesion and family discord. It specifically tested a quadratic model to explain the relationship between family cohesion or family adaptability as measured by the Family Adaptability and Cohesion Evaluation Scales (FACES II) and family discord as measured by the Index of Family Relations (IFR). As the quadratic term (C('2) or A('2)) added only minimal explained variance (5% and 6%, respectively), a linear model best represents the relationship of either family cohesion or family adaptability and family discord. However, when both terms are included in a model, family adaptability contributes less than 2% of the variance of IFR scores beyond family cohesion. Other analyses of this study produced the following findings. A 28-item FACES IIIa was created which provided less overlap of the three constructs (family cohesion, family adaptability, family discord) than either FACES II or FACES III but, using FACES IIIa, family adaptability still only contributed 7% of the variance of IFR scores beyond what was explained by family cohesion. Though the family cohesion scales of FACES II and FACES III were found to be parallel tests (correlation of .96), the adaptability scales of FACES II and FACES III were not confirmed as parallel tests (correlation of .84). A correlation of .44 between family adaptability and family cohesion on FACES III was reported. A correlation of -.51 between family satisfaction (as measured by the actual-ideal discrepancy scores (FACES II)) and family discord indicated that the approach of actual-ideal discrepancy scores was an unreliable way to measure family satisfaction. Social desirability bias as measured by the 13-item short form of the Marlowe-Crowne Social Desirability Scale had little effect (accounted for less than 2% of the variance in / IFR scores) on FACES III or IFR. No background variable had any practical impact on the major findings of this study. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 47-07, Section: A, page: 2738. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1986.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_75855 |
| Contributors | DALEY, JAMES GORDON., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 188 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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