Survey of Family Environment
Developed to assess family functioning in clinical settings to identify families in need of support. Assesses family’s internal and external environments, from perspective of one adult member considering the entire family unit. Items generated from expert opinion; psychometrically tested in large sample of Japanese families with children.
Hohashi, N., Honda, J. (2012). Development and Testing of the Survey of Family Environment (SFE): A Novel Instrument to Measure Family Functioning and Needs for Family Support. Journal of Nursing Measurement, 20(3), 212–229.
Reference manual: Hohashi, N., & Honda, J. (2016). Assessment guide for Japanese version of the Survey of Family Environment (SFE-J). (N. Hohashi, Ed.). Tokyo: Editex. ISBN:978-4-903320-44-1.
Translations:
Chinese: Honda, J., Hohashi, N., Kam Leung, S. (2016). Reliability and Validity of the Chinese Version of the Survey of Family Environment (SFE). Open Journal of Nursing, 6(9), 820–832.
Additional information
| Construct | Family functioning |
|---|---|
| Condition | No specific condition |
| Age | Any |
| Country Where Developed | Japan |
| Number of Items | 30 |
| Short Form? | No |
| Respondent | Any adult family member |
| Language(s) | Chinese, English, Japanese |
| Cost/Fee | No cost |
| How to Access | English version by permission of author: nhohashi@gmail.com |