Meaningful cross‐cultural application of family therapy theories requires that basic
assumptions about normal family functioning be made explicit, and contextual factors be�…

The purpose of this research was to develop logical and empirically valid conceptual tools
for investigating relationships between family patterns of interconnectedness and�…

Abstract The Family Assessment Device (FAD) was used to compare patterns of family
functioning in two cultural settings, North America and Hungary. The sample size consisted�…

This study, using a contextual approach, explores the relationship of family bonds to family
structure and function across five cultures: Greece, Cyprus, the Netherlands, Britain, and�…

This article, a product of the two authors' multicultural experiences, contrasts British and
Japanese families in order to examine the applicability of the Western model of family�…

Although there are a number of theories regarding intergenerational relations within the
family therapy field, few of these theories have been empirically examined. Indeed�…

This review proposes a method for classifying theories of family therapy in terms of the ideal
categories from which they derive. Establishing the relationship between a family‐system�…

I n this chapter, we describe research methods that reflect a range of perspectives, values,
and preferences that underlie theoretical and methodological choices in family studies. We�…

This chapter discusses the intersections between family systems theory and developmental
psychopathology. Beginning with a review of the historical and theoretical underpinnings of�…

The aim of the current study was to investigate the cross-cultural validity of major hypotheses
of Circumplex Model of Marital and Family Systems in Turkish culture. A total of 1613�…