Abstract
The purpose of this current research is to determine the factor structure of the Family Interaction Inventory (FII) and to determine the extent to which social desirability items load on any of the factors. The FII is a self-report questionnaire designed to measure family interaction on 24 different family constructs. The FII was designed to measure the trans-theoretical aspects of an individual's perceptions of his or her family. The current literature in this area indicates that there are several measures which have taken an eclectic approach to measuring family functioning, but may lack the comprehensiveness, clinical utility, or adequate psychometrics to provide an accurate measure of total family functioning. The development of the this instrument included a review of currently available assessment devices of family functioning and eleven major theoretical orientations of family therapy. Twenty-four separate theoretically relevant family functioning constructs were identified and 253 items measuring those constructs were written. Through various card sort procedures, the item pool was reduced to 120 items measuring 24 separate constructs (five items per construct). A 10-item version of the short form of the Crowne-Marlowe Social Desirability Scale was embedded to assess the effects of social desirability on the FII. The FII was administered to 664 undergraduates attending Texas A&M University. A series of Principal Components analysis was used to determine the factor structure underlying the Family Interaction Inventory. The results of the factor analysis indicated that the eleven factor solution emerged as the most readily interpretable and offered eleven potentially meaningful dimensions of family interaction. The eleven constructs were identified as follows: Factor I- Growth/ Adaptation; Factor II-Family Exploitation/ Expectations; Factor III- Triangulation; Factor IV- Family of Origin Patterns; Factor V- Family Affective Boundaries; Factor VI- Social Desirability; Factor VII- Family Flexibility/Control; Factor VIII- Family Scapegoating; Factor IX-Autonomy; Factor X- Cultural Issues; and Factor XI- Trust...
Yurich, John Michael (1992). The factor structure of the family interaction inventory. Texas A&M University. Texas A&M University. Libraries. Available electronically from
https : / /hdl .handle .net /1969 .1 /DISSERTATIONS -1348973.