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- Title
Assessment of Family Functioning in Caucasian and Hispanic Americans: Reliability, Validity, and Factor Structure of the Family Assessment Device.
- Authors
AARONS, GREGORY A.; MCDONALD, ELIZABETH J.; CONNELLY, CYNTHIA D.; NEWTON, RAE R.
- Abstract
The purpose of this study was to examine the factor structure, reliability, and validity of the Family Assessment Device (FAD) among a national sample of Caucasian and Hispanic American families receiving public sector mental health services. A confirmatory factor analysis conducted to test model fit yielded equivocal findings. With few exceptions, indices of model fit, reliability, and validity were poorer for Hispanic Americans compared with Caucasian Americans. Contrary to our expectation, an exploratory factor analysis did not result in a better fitting model of family functioning. Without stronger evidence supporting a reformulation of the FAD, we recommend against such a course of action. Findings highlight the need for additional research on the role of culture in measurement of family functioning.
- Subjects
FAMILY assessment; MENTAL health services; HISPANIC American families; CAUCASIAN race; FACTOR analysis; PATHOLOGICAL psychology; COUNSELING of employees; BEHAVIORAL assessment; NONPROFIT organizations
- Publication
Family Process, 2007, Vol 46, Issue 4, p557
- ISSN
0014-7370
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1545-5300.2007.00232.x