1st Edition

Family Observational Coding Systems Resources for Systemic Research

Edited By Patricia K. Kerig, Kristin M. Lindahl Copyright 2001
340 Pages
by Psychology Press

320 Pages
by Psychology Press

340 Pages
by Psychology Press

CODING MANUAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE FROM THE CHAPTER AUTHORS, AND THEIR E-MAIL ADDRESSES CAN BE FOUND ON PAGE XV OF THE BOOK. Family studies is an area that has enjoyed the benefits of conceptual and methodological advances in recent years including the widespread adoption of observational research techniques. The selection of an appropriate coding system is critical to achieving a better... Read more
Contents: Preface. P.K. Kerig, Introduction and Overview: Conceptual Issues in Family Observational Research. K.M. Lindahl, Methodological Issues in Family Observational Research. J.N. Melby, R.D. Conger, The Iowa Family Interaction Rating Scales: Instrument Summary. C. Forbes, S. Vuchinich, B. Kneedler, Assessing Families With the Family Problem Solving Code. K.M. Lindahl, N.M. Malik, The System for Coding Interactions and Family Functioning. A. Russell, J. Mize, J. Saebel, Coding the Social Dimensions of Parent-Toddler Play From a Vertical/Horizontal Perspective. E.B. Gordis, G. Margolin, The Family Coding System: Studying the Relation Between Marital Conflict and Family Interaction. P. Florsheim, L.S. Benjamin, The Structural Analysis of Social Behavior Observational Coding Scheme. J. McHale, R. Kuersten-Hogan, A. Lauretti, Evaluating Co-parenting and Family-Level Dynamics During Infancy and Early Childhood: The Co-parenting and Family Rating System. E.W. Lindsey, J. Mize, Measuring Parent-Child Mutuality During Play. A.W. Harrist, G.S. Pettit, The Social Events System: Creating and Coding Focused Narrative Records of Family Interaction. M.S. Robbins, O. Hervis, V.B. Mitrani, J. Szapocznik, Assessing Changes in Family Interaction: Structural Family Systems Ratings. A. Mahoney, A. Coffield, T. Lewis, S.L. Lashley, Meso-Analytic Behavioral Rating System for Family Interactions: Observing Play and Forced-Compliance Tasks With Young Children. M.A. Westerman, Measuring Triadic Coordination in Mother-Father-Child Interactions. B.H. Fiese, A.J. Sameroff, H.D. Grotevant, F.S. Wamboldt, S. Dickstein, D.L. Fravel, Observing Families Through the Stories That They Tell: A Multidimensional Approach. B. Paley, M.J. Cox, K.W. Kanoy, The Young Family Interaction Coding System.

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"Patricia Kerig and Kristin Lindahl have put together a much-needed compilation of contemporary family-based observational coding systems....this is an excellent and necessary text for graduate students and young faculty who want to learn about coding the interactions of family members."
Journal of Marriage and Family

"Two overview chapters by the editors spell out the problems in scheme design, thus establishing the book's value as a background summary for new investigators."
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