Family measurement techniques: The family health scales (fhs): Review and critique |
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| Authors: | Dennis A. Bagarozzi Stephen M. Gavazzi Stephen A. Anderson |
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| Affiliation: | School of Family Studies, University of Connecticut |
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| Abstract: | Abstract Kinston, Loader and Miller (1987) have developed the Family Health Scale (FHS), a research instrument designed to assess a family's level of overall functioning based upon the clinical observation of family interaction. The authors state that the FHS is primarily a research tool, allowing its users to test hypotheses about family dysfunction, to examine changes in the family longitudinally, and to categorize families by “degree of disturbance.” While not its principal use, the scale is also thought to have teaching utility. |
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