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The Italian version of the Family Assessment Device

R Roncone1, L Rossi, E Muiere

  • 1Department of Psychiatry, University of L'Aquila, Italy. rroncone@webaq.it

Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology
|October 10, 1998
PubMed
Summary

This study evaluated the Italian Family Assessment Device (FAD) in diverse groups. While showing good reliability for some scales, the FAD

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Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Psychometrics
  • Family Studies

Background:

  • Family functioning is crucial for mental health.
  • The Family Assessment Device (FAD) is a widely used tool.
  • Validating the FAD in diverse cultural contexts is essential.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To assess the psychometric properties of the Italian version of the Family Assessment Device (FAD).
  • To evaluate the FAD's reliability and validity in a heterogeneous Italian sample.
  • To examine the FAD's factor structure in psychiatric, medical, and non-clinical populations.

Main Methods:

  • Administered the 60-item Italian FAD to 340 participants (116 psychiatric, 114 medical, 110 non-clinical).
  • Assessed temporal stability in 30 non-clinical subjects.

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  • Conducted factor analysis to evaluate the instrument's structure.

    • Main Results:

    • Demonstrated good temporal stability for Problem Solving, General Functioning, Communication, and Affective Responsiveness scales.
    • Exhibited good internal reliability for the FAD scale.
    • Factor analysis revealed discrepancies with the hypothesized structure, identifying seven dimensions that did not fit the data well.

    Conclusions:

    • The Italian FAD shows good reliability for specific subscales.
    • The factor structure of the Italian FAD requires further investigation and potential revision.
    • Adaptation of the FAD for the Italian setting needs significant improvement for accurate family functioning assessment.