Abstract

JIMENEZ, Lucía; LORENCE, Bárbara; HIDALGO, Victoria  and  MENENDEZ, Susana. Factor analysis of FACES (Family Adaptability and Cohesion Evaluation Scales) with Families at Psychosocial Risk. Univ. Psychol. [online]. 2017, vol.16, n.2, pp.140-151. ISSN 1657-9267.  https://doi.org/10.11144/javeriana.upsy16-2.afef.

In this article a factor analysis of FACES III with a sample of families at psychosocial risk (N= 324) is presented. The original two-factor structure is not found, and only the cohesion scale (deleting three items) shows adequate psychometric properties with this sample. Significant correlations between the obtained scale and other dimensions of family dynamics (i.e., family self-esteem, parenting alliance and marital satisfaction) evidence validity. The need for reviewing and reformulating the adaptability scale proposed by the authors is discussed, in order to empirically evaluate this theoretical construct from the circumplex model of family functioning.

Keywords : circumplex model; FACES III; families at psychosocial risk; factor analysis; cohesion; adaptability.

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