Psychometric properties of the Faces IV package for Spanish adolescents
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4406953 |
|---|---|
| Authors | María I Vegas (0000-0002-0465-9991, Universidad de Burgos, corresponding author), Manuel Mateos-Agut (0000-0003-2290-2227, Hospital Universitario de Burgos), Pedro J Pineda-Otaola (0000-0002-9537-8318, Junta de Castilla y León), Carlota Sebastián-Vega (0000-0001-6976-674X, Universidad de Burgos) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 35 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 18-18 |
| Publication date | 2022-12-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Psicologia Reflexão e Crítica (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0102-7972 • E-ISSN: 1678-7153 |
| Publisher | Springer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1186/s41155-022-00222-2 |
| PMID | 35723836 |
| OpenAlex | W4283158160 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 32 |
The family plays an essential role in the life of an adolescent. Hence, an acceptable understanding and an evaluation of family functioning is fundamental for effective interventions with adolescents in the psychological, social, and educational fields. The main purpose of this study is to examine the psychometric properties of the Family Adaptability and Cohesion Evaluation Scale (FACES IV), the Family Communication Scale (FCS), and the Family Satisfaction Scale (FSS), for assessing the family functioning of Spanish adolescents. The sample was comprised of 1187 adolescents between 14 -18 years old (49.96% boys and 50.04% girls; M = 16.17; SD = 1.31) from Castile and Leon (Spain), selected from 23 educational centers, 10 university degree courses, and 18 specific juvenile centers for adolescents with either family or behavioral problems. The scales of Balanced Cohesion, Balanced Flexibility and Disengaged showed good convergent validity, while Enmeshed, Rigid, and Chaotic did not. For this reason some items were removed, obtaining a shortened version of FACES IV, that demonstrated acceptable reliability, and good convergent and predictive validity. The FCS and FSS scales yielded excellent psychometric properties. The results confirmed the factorial structure of the FACES IV, its transcultural applicability, and its validity for different ages. The hypotheses of the circumplex model were confirmed, except for the dysfunctionality of two scales, Enmeshed and Rigid, that contrary to what was expected, showed positive correlations with Family Communication, Family Satisfaction, Balanced Cohesion, and Balanced Flexibility. In brief, our results present the FACES IV package as a useful instrument for the assessment of family functioning of Spanish adolescents. Future studies will be necessary to confirm the trend observed for the two aforementioned scales among adolescents
Programming language · R package · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Computer Science · Health and Lifestyle Studies · Psychology · Stress and Burnout Research
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| Citations per year | 1 |
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| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |