Investigated the structural pictorial properties of a children's version of The Family Environment Scale as a content validity study of the scale. Age differences in results between third- and seventh-grade children were confirmed, and social comprehension levels increased with age. Implications for present use and future research are discussed.…

Describes examination of family strengths model designed to delineate psychosocial adjustment factors for African American clients. Results suggest correlations between acceptance of disability and nature of family functioning. Family strengths contained in model were found to be predictive of adjustment. Offers implications for rehabilitation…

Sixty-four families with four kinds of family structure were interviewed in an effort to examine differences and similarities among and within Black families. Results suggest that different Black family structures are associated with different family climates. (PCB)

Finds that, among 45 Mexican-American families, level of acculturation was significantly related to most external family systems variables: independence, achievement orientation, intellectual and cultural orientation, and active recreational orientation. Acculturation was not related to moral and religious emphasis or any measure of internal…

A sample of 80 college women reporting childhood sexual abuse and 92 failing to report sexual abuse were examined to investigate the patterns of family functioning and the occurrence of various patterns of abuse. Results indicated that victims and nonvictims were not evenly distributed across family types, and no significant relationships were…

Explores relationships between family environment and family food intake. Findings indicate a significant negative relationship between the family's dysfunctional environment (indicated by high conflict, control, and organization) and family dietary intake. A significant positive relationship was found between the family's cohesive and independent…

The study of the family climate of one-parent families may lead to a better comprehension of family relationships and increased understanding of the family's basic organizational structure. To examine the difference between married and single-parent families, parents single for 3 years or less (N=29), parents single for 4 years or more (N=28), and…

Research and clinical support for the connections between alcohol abuse and the family milieu have generated increased interest in family treatment approaches to alcoholism. In assessing the "alcoholic family," the clinician must consider numerous aspects of family interaction which have been linked to abuse and to treatment outcomes.…

The test reliability of two tests of family functioning--the Family Environment Scale (FES) and the Family Adaptability and Cohesion Evaluation Scales (FACES-II)--was studied in 111 Anglo American, Black American, and Mexican American Families. The sample included children in grades three to six, as well as adults. The FES was administered to the…