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KMID : 0384320000210010084
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Korean Journal of Family Medicine
2000 Volume.21 No. 1 p.84 ~ p.90
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Validity and reliability of Faces Ⅲ ad a tool of middle school student
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Choi Ji-Ho
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Abstract
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Background : FACES Ⅲ is a useful instrument for the evaluation of family function. It is was translated with evaluation of it’s validity and reliability and used in many researches in Korea. But following studies for validity and reliability of FACES Ⅲ didn’t show consistent, results. And for the evaluation of family function of middle school students, FACES Ⅲ can be a useful tool. But it is important to reinvestigate the validity and reliability of FACES Ⅲ to apply this instrument to them.
Methods : In 1997, self-report instrument FACES Ⅲ questionnaires were distributed to all members of one boy’s middle school students in Inchon. The 1150 questionnaires except incomplete questionnaires from 1249 students were analyzed.
Results : The Cronbach’s alpha coefficients for internal consistency reliability were 0.71 for adaptability and 0.80 for cohesion. The Pearson’s correlation coefficient between cohesion and adaptability for construct validity was 0.59. Correlations between total scores and each item scores were moderate to strong, correlations between items in subcategory were weak. In factor analysis, there were many items that were not compatible with factors according to concept of FACES Ⅲ.
Conclusions : The validity and reliability of FACES Ⅲ can not be guaranteed when applied to the evaluation of middle school students’ family function.
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KEYWORD
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validity, reliability, FACES Ⅲ, middle school student, family function
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