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Journal of Pediatric Psychology Advance Access published online on September 28, 2007
Journal of Pediatric Psychology, doi:10.1093/jpepsy/jsm083
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© The Author 2007. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Society of Pediatric Psychology. All rights reserved. For permissions, please e-mail: journals.permissions@oxfordjournals.org

Evidence-based Assessment in Pediatric Psychology: Family Measures

Melissa A. Alderfer, PhD1,2, Barbara H. Fiese, PhD3, Jeffrey I. Gold, PhD4, J. J. Cutuli, BA1,9, Grayson N. Holmbeck, PhD5, Lutz Goldbeck, PhD6, Christine T. Chambers, PhD7, Mona Abad, PhD5, Dante Spetter, PhD8 and Joän Patterson, PhD9

1The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 2University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 3Syracuse University, 4Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, 5Loyola University Chicago, 6University Hospital Ulm, 7Dalhousie University and IWK Health Centre, 8Harvard University, and 9University of Minnesota

All correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Melissa A. Alderfer, PhD, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, CHOP North - Room 1485, 34th & Civic Center Blvd, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA. E-mail: alderfer{at}email.chop.edu.


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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.

Key words: assessment; evidence-based; family measurement; pediatric psychology.

Received November 11, 2006; revision received August 4, 2007; accepted August 21, 2007


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