A Multi-Method Investigation of Two Family Constructs
- 1 March 1978
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Family Process
- Vol. 17 (1) , 83-93
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1545-5300.1978.00083.x
Abstract
Two family constructs--prominence and interpersonal distance--are examined. Their origins are traced in the experimental and theoretical literature. The validity of each construct is investigated using data obtained from 15 families with a symptom-bearing child. Validity is supported in both cases through the occurrence of significant correlations among different measures of the same construct. It is suggested that the current distress of the families being studied may have increased the clarity of the prominence hierarchies and dyadic distances that emerged.Keywords
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