Assessing family-of-origin functioning in Mexican American adults - Retrospective application of the Family Environment Scale

    Authors

    C. Negy;D. K. Snyder

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    Abbreviated Journal Title

    Assessment

    Keywords

    Family Environment Scale; Mexican Americans; family-of-origin; Hispanics; MARITAL SATISFACTION INVENTORY; SPANISH TRANSLATION; ISSUES; ACCULTURATION; PREDICTORS; COUPLES; ADOLESCENCE; RELIABILITY; PERSPECTIVE; DISTRESS; Psychology, Clinical

    Abstract

    Although both theoretical and empirical literature suggests that individuals' family-of-origin experiences affect subsequent relationship functioning as adults, few studies have examined the appropriateness of family assessment techniques when applied retrospectively for use in either theory development or clinical applications. This study examined psychometric characteristics of the Family Environment Scale (FES) when used retrospectively with Mexican Americans to assess their families-of-origin. Findings provided qualified support for the internal consistency of the FES and showed significant mean profile differences for this population across gender and when compared to the normative sample for this measure. Retrospective reports on the FES related to independent measures of family history of distress and, to a lesser extent, with current relationship functioning, providing preliminary support for the criterion-related validity of the FES when adapted for retrospective assessment. Limitations and implications of findings for further research are discussed.

    Journal Title

    Assessment

    Volume

    13

    Issue/Number

    4

    Publication Date

    1-1-2006

    Document Type

    Article

    Language

    English

    First Page

    396

    Last Page

    405

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:000242488400004

    ISSN

    1073-1911

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