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Validity of the 3-D Circumplex Model for Family Assessment

University of Texas at Austin

Calvin L. Streeter

University of Texas at Austin

The Circumplex Model and its accompanying measure, the Family Adaptability and Cohesion Evaluation Scale III (FACES III), have emerged as the state-of-the-artfaimly assessment instrument in the field offamily therapy. A number of concerns, however, have been raised about the validity of the FACES III. In response to these concerns, the FACES III has recently been rescored as a linear measure, and a 3-D Circumplex Model has been developed. Data from a clinical adolescent population were used to test the ability of the FACES III to assess the characteristics of families according to the underlying assumptions of the 3-D Circumplex Model. Resultsfrom the study indicate that there is some support for the validity of the 3-D Circumplex Model, but validity problems with the adaptability subscale continue to be a problem for the FACES III.

Research on Social Work Practice, Vol. 3, No. 3, 258-275 (1993)
DOI: 10.1177/104973159300300302


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