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. 2011 Jun;36(5):539-51.
doi: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsq106. Epub 2010 Nov 22.

Use of the Family Interaction Macro-coding System with families of adolescents: psychometric properties among pediatric and healthy populations

Astrida Seja Kaugars  1 , Kathy Zebracki, Jessica C Kichler, Christopher J Fitzgerald, Rachel Neff Greenley, Ramin Alemzadeh, Grayson N Holmbeck
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Use of the Family Interaction Macro-coding System with families of adolescents: psychometric properties among pediatric and healthy populations

Astrida Seja Kaugars et al. J Pediatr Psychol. 2011 Jun.

Abstract

Objective: To examine reliability and validity data for the Family Interaction Macro-coding System (FIMS) with adolescents with spina bifida (SB), adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM), and healthy adolescents and their families.

Methods: Sixty-eight families of children with SB, 58 families of adolescents with T1DM, and 68 families in a healthy comparison group completed family interaction tasks and self-report questionnaires. Trained coders rated family interactions using the FIMS.

Results: Acceptable interrater and scale reliabilities were obtained for FIMS items and subscales. Observed FIMS parental acceptance, parental behavioral control, parental psychological control, family cohesion, and family conflict scores demonstrated convergent validity with conceptually similar self-report measures.

Conclusions: Preliminary evidence supports the use of the FIMS with families of youths with SB and T1DM and healthy youths. Future research on overall family functioning may be enhanced by use of the FIMS.

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