The family alliance assessment scales : steps toward validity and reliability of an observational assessment tool for early family interactions
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Title
The family alliance assessment scales : steps toward validity and reliability of an observational assessment tool for early family interactions
Journal
Journal of Child and Family Studies
ISSN
1062-1024
Publication state
Published
Issued date
2011
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
20
Number
1
Pages
23-37
Language
english
Abstract
We present the first steps in the validation of an observational tool for father-mother-infant interactions: the FAAS (Family Alliance Assessment Scales). Family-level variables are acknowledged as unique contributors to the understanding of the socio-affective development of the child, yet producing reliable assessments of family-level interactions poses a methodological challenge. There is, therefore, a clear need for a validated and clinically relevant tool. This validation study has been carried out on three samples: one non-referred sample, of families taking part in a study on the transition to parenthood (normative sample; n = 30), one referred for medically assisted procreation (infertility sample; n = 30) and one referred for a psychiatric condition in one parent (clinical sample; n = 15). Results show that the FAAS scales have (1) good inter-rater reliability and (2) good validity, as assessed through known-group validity by comparing the three samples and through concurrent validity by checking family interactions against parents' self-reported marital satisfaction.
Keywords
family interactions, infancy, assessment, observation, validity
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