Reliability and Validity of a Short Version of the General Functioning Subscale of the McMaster Family Assessment Device

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作者
Boterhoven de Haan, Katrina L. [1 ]
Hafekost, Jennifer [1 ]
Lawrence, David [1 ]
Sawyer, Michael G. [2 ]
Zubrick, Stephen R. [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Western Australia, Telethon Kids Inst, Perth, WA 6009, Australia
[2] Univ Adelaide, Res & Evaluat Unit, Womens & Childrens Hlth Network, Discipline Paediat, Adelaide, SA, Australia
关键词
Family Assessment Device; McMaster Model; Family Functioning; General Functioning; Bradburn Scale; Psychometrics; POPULATION; SCALE;
D O I
10.1111/famp.12113
中图分类号
B849 [应用心理学];
学科分类号
040203 ;
摘要
The General Functioning 12-item subscale (GF12) of The McMaster Family Assessment Device (FAD) has been validated as a single index measure to assess family functioning. This study reports on the reliability and validity of using only the six positive items from the General Functioning subscale (GF6+). Existing data from two Western Australian studies, the Raine Study (RS) and the Western Australian Child Health Survey (WACHS), was used to analyze the psychometric properties of the GF6+ subscale. The results demonstrated that the GF6+ subscale had virtually equivalent psychometric properties and was able to identify almost all of the same families who had healthy or unhealthy levels of functioning as the full GF12 subscale. In consideration of the constraints faced by large-scale population-based surveys, the findings of this study support the use of a GF6+ subscale from the FAD, as a quick and effective tool to assess the overall functioning of families. La subescala de funcionamiento general de 12 puntos (GF12) de la herramienta de evaluacion familiar (FAD) de McMaster se valido como herramienta de indice unico para evaluar el funcionamiento familiar. En este estudio se informa sobre la fiabilidad y la validez de utilizar solo los seis puntos positivos de la subescala de funcionamiento general (GF6+). Se utilizaron datos existentes de dos estudios de Australia Occidental, el estudio Raine (Raine Study, RS) y la Encuesta sobre la salud infantil de Australia Occidental (Western Australian Child Health Survey, WACHS) para analizar las propiedades psicometricas de la subescala GF6+. Los resultados demostraron que la subescala GF6+ tiene propiedades psicometricas practicamente equivalentes y que pudo identificar casi todas las mismas familias que tenian niveles saludables o poco saludables de funcionamiento que la subescala completa GF12. En vista de las limitaciones que enfrentan las encuestas poblacionales masivas, los resultados de este estudio respaldan el uso de una subescala GF6+ del FAD como herramienta rapida y eficaz para evaluar el funcionamiento saludable general de las familias.
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