- International Journal of Assessment Tools in Education
- Vol: 5 Issue: 4
- Turkish Adaptation of the Family Adaptability and Cohesion Scale IV
Turkish Adaptation of the Family Adaptability and Cohesion Scale IV
Authors : Turgut Türkdoğan, Erdinç Duru, Murat Balkıs
Pages : 631-644
Doi:10.21449/ijate.409110
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Publication Date : 2018-12-16
Article Type : Research
Abstract :The aim of this study was to examine the psychometric properties of the Turkish version of Family Adaptability and Cohesion Scale IV (FACES IV) Questionnaire Package, and also to achieve a valid and reliable assessment tool for the further investigations of the Circumplex Model of Marital and Family Systems in Turkish culture. A total of 1613 (65.4% female, 34.6% male) university students agreed to participate in the study. The construct validity of the FACES IV was examined with confirmatory factor analysis. Also, the convergent validity, criterion-related validity, internal reliability, and test-retest reliability analyses were examined within the scope of validity and reliability studies. Findings indicate that Turkish form of FACES IV can be used as a valid and reliable scale with sufficient psychometric properties to evaluate the family cohesion, family adaptability, family communication, family satisfaction, and the family functioning as a whole in Turkish culture.Keywords : Circumplex model, Family adaptability, Family cohesion, family communication, Family functioning, Family satisfaction