FAKTOROVÁ VALIDITA A RELIABILITA SLOVENSKEJ VERZIE FACES IV U ADOLESCENTOV

The aim of the study was to verify factor structure and reliability of the Slovak version of questionnaire Family Adaptability and Cohesion Evaluation Scale (FACES IV) in a sample of adolescents. Self-report questionnaire FACES IV is grounded in revised Circumplex theory of family functioning of D. Olson (2010, 2011) and measures two dimensions of family functioning: cohesion and adaptability on balanced level and on unbalanced level--positive (enmeshed, rigid) and negative (disengaged, chaotic). Reliability was evaluated within the sample of 1185 adolescents, with mean age 18.33. As a part of cross-validation, factor validity was tested in two samples, randomly dividing the whole sample (n^sub 1^=842; M^sub 1 age^=18.20; n^sub 2^=343; M^sub 2 age^=18.65). The factor structure of FACES IV was examined via confirmatory factor analysis (ML). As a part of testing reliability of the scales, Cronbach's coefficients alpha and test-retest correlation coefficient (within an interval of 4 weeks) were computed. It has been shown that 6-factor structure reported by the author and alternative 5-factor model did not fit data well. Results indicated that the modified 6-factor structure, where 4 correlated residuals in enmeshed, rigid and chaotic scale were added, represents the most plausible/ appropriate factor solution in two Slovak samples of adolescents. The findings of factor structure and reliability of FACES IV are limited to a non-clinical sample of adolescents.