title: Family cohesion and conflict in an American Indian community.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess the feasibility of using a portion of the Family Environment Scale (FES) with American Indian families and to describe the mean family profile exhibited by one Native community.
  
  
  METHODS
  The cohesion, expressiveness, conflict and active-recreational orientation subscales of the FES were administered to 130 adults, representing 65 families.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Mean responses reveal a pattern of average levels of cohesion and expressiveness, concurrent with high levels of family conflict.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Outcomes illustrate the feasibility and utility of this scale in assessing and guiding health promotion services within Native communities. Results suggest Native families have a distinctive family profile.
authors.affiliation: Mel and Enid Zuckerman Arizona College of Public Health, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85724, USA. teufel@u.arizona.edu
authors.forename: Nicolette I
authors.initials: NI
authors.lastname: Teufel-Shone
authors.forename: Lisa K
authors.initials: LK
authors.lastname: Staten
authors.forename: Sandra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Irwin
authors.forename: Ulrike
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Rawiel
authors.forename: Andrea B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Bravo
authors.forename: Sharon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Waykayuta
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003220:Conflict, Psychological; D005195:Family Relations; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007198:Indians, North American; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012931:Social Environment; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires