Olson, D. & Tiesel, J.

Cost to use

FACES IV Package $95.00 USD, Student discount price (for doctoral dissertations): $75.00. Prices are in U.S. dollars and are accurate as of March 2016.

Life Innovations, Inc
c.o FACES IV
P.O. Box 190
Minneapolis, MN
55440-0190
Phone: 1-800-331-1661 or 1-651-635-0511
Fax: 651-636-1668
E-mail: cs@facesiv.com 

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FACES IV Package $95.00 USD, Student discount price (for doctoral dissertations): $75.00. Prices are in U.S. dollars and are accurate as of March 2016.

1979, 1982, 1989, 1997

Original, FACES II, FACES III, FACES IV

Primary: Parenting, family assessment
Secondary: None identified

Cohesion (bonding) and adaptability (flexibility). Family communication component assesses communication and the family satisfaction component assesses how happy family members are with their family system.

To assess the cohesion and flexibility of families along a number of dimensions.

Collects information about the family regarding bonding, flexibility, and communication. Uses this information to create a family type. This profile can then be used to guide family therapy and focus on areas that require increased attention.

Families.

None at this time

Self-report.

Family member being assessed.

62: 42-item FACES IV (six subscales with 7-items each), 10 item family communication scale, 10 item family satisfaction scale.

Two balanced and four unbalanced. Balanced scales: Balanced Cohesion and Balanced Flexibility. Unbalanced scales: Disengaged, Enmeshed, Rigid, and Chaotic.

5-point Likert scale from 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree). Family satisfaction scale is rated on a 5-point scale from 1 (very dissatisfied) to 5 (very satisfied).

Information not indicated / not available at this time

None (self-report).

Scoring can be done manually or electronically using an Excel file available from the publisher's website (please see contact information and online resources sections below). Using a cluster analysis of all six scales, a family is identified as one of six types: balanced, rigidly cohesive, mid range, flexibly unbalanced, chaotically unbalanced, or unbalanced. For balanced scales a higher score means more positive rating; for unbalanced scales a higher score indicates a family system that is more problematic. Use of the measure (and therefore scoring and interpretation) is restricted to clinicians and researchers who have completed or are in the process of completing graduate degrees in relevant fields.

Psychometric properties were established from a sample of 2,359 individuals. Total sample was made up of samples across 9 different states.

Please contact publisher for reliability information.

Please contact publisher for validity information.

Cost to use

FACES IV Package $95.00 USD, Student discount price (for doctoral dissertations): $75.00. Prices are in U.S. dollars and are accurate as of March 2016.

Life Innovations, Inc
c.o FACES IV
P.O. Box 190
Minneapolis, MN
55440-0190
Phone: 1-800-331-1661 or 1-651-635-0511
Fax: 651-636-1668
E-mail: cs@facesiv.com 

FACES IV (Family Adaptability and Cohesion Evaluation Scale) - Listed under Research Packages

Baiocco, R., Laghi, F., Cacioppo, M., & Tafa, M. (2011). Factorial and construct validity of FACES IV among Italian adolescents. Unpublished manuscript.

Favez, N. (2011). Le modèle "circomplexe" (circumplex). In N. Favez (Ed.), L'examen clinique de la famille: Modèles et instruments d'évaluation (pp. 135-164). Wavre, Belgium: Editions Mardaga.

Mirnics, Z., Vargha, A., Toth, M., & Bagdy, E. (2010). Cross-cultural applicability of FACES IV. Journal of Family Psychotherapy, 21(1), 17-33.

Olson, D.H. (2008). FACES IV manual. Minneapolis, MN: Life Innovations.

Olson, D. (2011). FACES IV and the Circumplex Model: Validation study. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 37(1), 64-80.

Rivero, N., Martinez-Pampliega, A., & Olson, D. H. (2010). Spanish adaptation of the FACES IV Questionnaire: Psychometric characteristics. The Family Journal, 18(3), 288-296.