Family Adjustment Measure

Abstract

We administered the Family Adjustment Measure to 368 parents of children with special needs to identify positive adjustment. We randomly split the sample to conduct exploratory factor analysis (n = 194) and confirmatory factor analysis (n = 174). Results indicated four possible subscales and that explain 51% of the variance.

• family
• coping
• parental distress
• children
• special needs

Notes

Declaration of Conflicting Interests The author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/orPUBLICation of this article.

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Andrew P. Daire

Andrew P. Daire is Associate Dean for Research and Strategic Initiatives for the University of Central Florida’s College of Education & Human Performance and Professor in the Counselor Education and School Psychology program. Additionally, he co-founded and serves as Executive Director for the UCF Marriage and Family Research Institute.

Vanessa N. Dominguez

Vanessa N. Dominguez is a RAMP Fellow and Marriage and Family Therapy Intern at the University of Central Florida Marriage and Family Research Institute. She co-developed the Family Adjustment Measure with her mentor and has conducted multiple peer-reviewed presentations on her research with special needs families.

Ryan G. Carlson

Ryan G. Carlson is an Assistant Professor of counselor education at the University of South Carolina. His research focuses on relationship issues with underrepresented populations. He teaches graduate courses in couples counseling and family therapy. Prior to South Carolina, he worked at the UCF Marriage & Family Research Institute.

Jenene Case-Pease

Jenene Case-Pease is Director for Family Services at the University of Central Florida Marriage and Family Research Institute. Her current research focus is individual, couple, and family interventions, particularly in the area of reducing inmate recidivism.