TY - JOUR
T1 - ASSESSING CHANGE IN FAMILY FUNCTIONING AS A RESULT OF TREATMENT
T2 - THE STRUCTURAL FAMILY SYSTEMS RATING SCALE (SFSR)
AU - Szapocznik, Jose
AU - Rio, Arturo T.
AU - Hervis, Olga
AU - Mitrani, Victoria
AU - Kurtines, William
AU - Faraci, Ana Maria
PY - 1991
Y1 - 1991
N2 - This article describes a theoretically based structural family assessment procedure designed for use in evaluating therapy outcome. The standardized procedure for eliciting family interaction consists of the administration of three family tasks. The family's interactional patterns on the tasks are evaluated along six dimensions of structural family functioning: Structure, Flexibility, Resonance, Developmental Stage, Identified Patienthood, and Conflict Resolution. A manual has been developed for standardizing ratings for research applications. The measure demonstrated good interrater and internal consistency reliability. Available evidence for the content, factor, and construct validity of the measure is presented. Clinical outcome research studies conducted with the measure provide evidence that the measure is sensitive to different types of structural family intervention modalities and that it discriminates between a structural family intervention versus a no treatment/wait list control condition as well as between a structural family intervention versus an individual psychotherapy treatment modality. Finally, the measure has been demonstrated to be nonreactive under both treatment and wait list conditions.
AB - This article describes a theoretically based structural family assessment procedure designed for use in evaluating therapy outcome. The standardized procedure for eliciting family interaction consists of the administration of three family tasks. The family's interactional patterns on the tasks are evaluated along six dimensions of structural family functioning: Structure, Flexibility, Resonance, Developmental Stage, Identified Patienthood, and Conflict Resolution. A manual has been developed for standardizing ratings for research applications. The measure demonstrated good interrater and internal consistency reliability. Available evidence for the content, factor, and construct validity of the measure is presented. Clinical outcome research studies conducted with the measure provide evidence that the measure is sensitive to different types of structural family intervention modalities and that it discriminates between a structural family intervention versus a no treatment/wait list control condition as well as between a structural family intervention versus an individual psychotherapy treatment modality. Finally, the measure has been demonstrated to be nonreactive under both treatment and wait list conditions.
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1752-0606.1991.tb00897.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1752-0606.1991.tb00897.x
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84986725687
VL - 17
SP - 295
EP - 310
JO - Journal of Marital and Family Therapy
JF - Journal of Marital and Family Therapy
SN - 0194-472X
IS - 3
ER -