Veroff, J., Sutherland, L., Chadiha, LA & Ortega, RM (1993). Predictingmarital quality with narrative assessments of marital experience. Journal ofMarriage and the Family, 55 , 326-337 初稿收件︰ 1998年8月27日 二稿收件︰ 1998年12月4日 审查通过︰ 1998年12月11日 责任编辑︰叶光辉 作者简介︰ 利翠珊美国普渡大学哲学博士（家庭研究） 辅仁大学生活应用科学系副教授 通讯处︰（242）新庄市中正路510号辅仁大学生活应用科学系 电话︰（02）29031111转3602 传真︰（02）29021173 E-mail︰ als1010@mails.fju.edu.tw The Systems Perspective in Family Psychology Tsui-Shan Li Liu Department of Applied Life Science Fu-Jen Catholic University The purpose of this article is to introduce the 〝integrative process systemsperspective 〞 and its implications on family psychology research. In the firstpart, the integrative process systems perspective is compared with generalsystems theory and family systems theory. It is pointed out that systemsperspective emphasizes the importance of integrating different disciplines,which makes it more like a〝scientific paradigm 〞rather than a〝theory〞 in familypsychology. In the second part, the implications of systems perspective onfamily psychology are discussed in three ways: First, it is suggested thatsystems perspective helps forming meaningful research questions by taking〝time〞and 〝context〞into account. The problem-centered approach also enables aresearcher to adopt ideas from other disciplines and thus ask a better question.Second, the systems perspective acknowledges the contributions of bothqualitative and quantitative research methods, puts effort on collecting bothpersonal and family data, and allows both cross-sectional and longitudinaldesigns. These flexibilities on the research method provide the systemsperspective a chance to see the whole picture of family relations. Third andfinally, the systems perspective is helpful in terms of data interpretations. Byusing systems perspective, a researcher could develop divergent perspectives bycomparing data from different family members, or could find a convergentperspective among family members. Both could be meaningful for familypsychology. Keywords : family psychology, research method, integrative processsystems perspective
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