The purpose of this study was to test the validity of Olson Circumplex Model and Beavers Systems Model related to adolescent adjustment. The 830 subjects were selected from the second grade of middle and high schools and adolescents of Juvenile Judge ...
The purpose of this study was to test the validity of Olson Circumplex Model and Beavers Systems Model related to adolescent adjustment. The 830 subjects were selected from the second grade of middle and high schools and adolescents of Juvenile Judge in the city of Taegu. The survey instruments were FACESⅢ, SFI-Ⅱ, State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, Depression Scale, and Delinquency Scale. Factor Analysis, Cronbach`s a. MANOVA, Scheffe` test were conducted for the data analysis. The major findings of this study were as follows: 1) Family system classification method on Olson Circumplex Model was partially useful in evaluating anxiety, depression, and delinquency of adolescent. 2) Family system classification method on Beavers Systems Model was partially useful in evaluating anxiety and depression of adolescent.(Korean J Human Ecology 2(1):38∼51, 1999)