The Family Environment Scale and EE 303 TABLE 2 Family Environment Scale: dimensions and subscales lfrom Moos and Moos, 1986) A. Relationshq Dimensions 1. Cohesion: degree of commitment, help and support family members provide 2. Expressiveness: extent to which family members are encouraged to act openly 3. Family environment scale manual: Development, applications, research (Social climate scale) Moos, Rudolf H on Amazon.com.FREE. shipping on qualifying offers. Princeton University Library One Washington Road Princeton, NJ USA (609) 258-1470.
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Basic description
Published in 1981

Three forms of the FES were developed:
- The Real Form (Form R) measures people’s perceptions of their current family environment.
- The ideal Form (Form I) measures people’s preferences about an ideal family environment.
- The Expectations Form (Form E) measures people’s expectations about family settings
All three FES forms (Form R, Form I, and Form E) use the same answer sheet, scoring key, and profile form.
A child version of 30 items is also available
Authors have developed two summary indices from combinations of the FES subscales:
- The Family Relationships Index, a 27-item index of the quality of family relationships, is the sum of the Cohesion, Expressiveness, and Conflict (reversed) subscales.
- The Family Social Integration Index, another 27-item index, is the sum of the Intellectual-Cultural Orientation, Active-Recreational Orientation, and Moral-Religious Emphasis subscales.
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Moos, R. H., & Moos, B. S. (1981). Family environment scale manual. Palo Alto, CA: Consulting Psychologists Press.
Moos, R. and Moos, B. (1986). Family Environment Scale Test Manual. California: Consulting Psychologists Press.
Moos, R. (1990). Conceptual and empirical approaches to developing family-based assessment procedures: Resolving the case of the Family Environment Scale. Family Process, 29, 199-208 (PubMed Abstract)
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