Title

Don'T Take Out This Appendix! Generalizability Of The Global Assessment Of Relational Functioning Scale

Abstract

This study investigated the generalizability of the Global Assessment of Relational Functioning (GARF) Scale. Found in an appendix of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders under "Criteria Sets for Axes Provided for Future Study, " the GARF Scale provides a global rating of a relational unit (family or couple). Thirty-two raters assigned GARF ratings to five relational units. Generalizability analyses indicate extremely high dependability of GARF scores across raters. Higher generalizability coefficients were found for raters who had formal education in family systems theory. Overall, these results are an encouraging step towards adopting the GARF for widespread use. © 2001 Brunner-Routledge.

Publication Date

1-1-2001

Publication Title

American Journal of Family Therapy

Volume

29

Issue

4

Number of Pages

271-278

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1080/01926180126497

Socpus ID

0034805585 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/0034805585

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