This article describes the conduct and results of an empirical analysis of the construct validity of the circumplex model of family functioning developed by Olson and Associates. The FACES-I1 and the Index of Family Relations were administered to 253 family members, and several hypotheses derived from the circumplex model tested. The results suggest that the circumplex model lacks construct validity. Clinical and research implications of these findings are discussed.
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Daley et al. (1991) studied this question.