TY - JOUR
T1 - Evidence-based assessment in pediatric psychology
T2 - Family measures
AU - Alderfer, Melissa A.
AU - Fiese, Barbara H.
AU - Gold, Jeffrey I.
AU - Cutuli, J. J.
AU - Holmbeck, Grayson N.
AU - Goldbeck, Lutz
AU - Chambers, Christine T.
AU - Abad, Mona
AU - Spetter, Dante
AU - Patterson, Joän
N1 - Funding Information:
Preparation of this article was supported in part by a grant to the first author from the American Cancer Society (MRSG 0521301). The authors express their gratitude to Lauren Bradley for her extensive library work and Rowena Conroy, PhD, Lynne Kaplan, PhD and Tracy Hills, BA for their contributions. We also thank Lindsey Cohen (Chair) and the APA Division 54 Assessment Task Force Committee for guidance during this project.
PY - 2008/10
Y1 - 2008/10
N2 - Objective: To provide a review of the evidence base of family measures relevant to pediatric psychology. Method: Twenty-nine family measures were selected based upon endorsement by Division 54 listserv members, expert judgment, and literature review. Spanning observational and self-report methods, the measures fell into three broad assessment categories: Family functioning, Dyadic family relationships, and Family functioning in the context of childhood chronic health conditions. Measures were categorized as: "Well- established", "Approaching well-established", or "Promising." Results: Nineteen measures met "well- established" criteria and the remaining ten were "approaching well-established." "Well-established" measures were documented for each of the broad assessment categories named above. Conclusions: Many measures deemed "well-established" in the general population are proving to be reliable and useful in pediatric samples. More evidence of the validity of family measures is needed in this context. This review should prove helpful to clinicians and researchers as they strive to make evidence-based decisions regarding family measures.
AB - Objective: To provide a review of the evidence base of family measures relevant to pediatric psychology. Method: Twenty-nine family measures were selected based upon endorsement by Division 54 listserv members, expert judgment, and literature review. Spanning observational and self-report methods, the measures fell into three broad assessment categories: Family functioning, Dyadic family relationships, and Family functioning in the context of childhood chronic health conditions. Measures were categorized as: "Well- established", "Approaching well-established", or "Promising." Results: Nineteen measures met "well- established" criteria and the remaining ten were "approaching well-established." "Well-established" measures were documented for each of the broad assessment categories named above. Conclusions: Many measures deemed "well-established" in the general population are proving to be reliable and useful in pediatric samples. More evidence of the validity of family measures is needed in this context. This review should prove helpful to clinicians and researchers as they strive to make evidence-based decisions regarding family measures.
KW - Assessment
KW - Evidence-based
KW - Family measurement
KW - Pediatric psychology
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U2 - 10.1093/jpepsy/jsm083
DO - 10.1093/jpepsy/jsm083
M3 - Review article
C2 - 17905801
AN - SCOPUS:52449111859
SN - 0146-8693
VL - 33
SP - 1046
EP - 1061
JO - Journal of Pediatric Psychology
JF - Journal of Pediatric Psychology
IS - 9
ER -