{"id":3675,"date":"2015-06-02T15:08:09","date_gmt":"2015-06-02T07:08:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.appliedpsyj.org\/journal\/?p=3675"},"modified":"2015-06-02T15:08:25","modified_gmt":"2015-06-02T07:08:25","slug":"the-systems-perspective-in-family-psychology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.appliedpsyj.org.tw\/journal\/?p=3675","title":{"rendered":"The Systems Perspective in Family Psychology"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tsui-Shan Li Liu<\/strong>
\nDepartment of Applied Life Science\u00a0Fu-Jen Catholic University<\/p>\n

The purpose of this article is to introduce the \u301dintegrative process\u00a0systems perspective\u301eand its implications on family psychology\u00a0research. In the first part, the integrative process systems perspective is\u00a0compared with general systems theory and family systems theory. It is\u00a0pointed out that systems perspective emphasizes the importance of\u00a0integrating different disciplines, which makes it more like a\u301dscientific\u00a0paradigm \u301erather than a\u301dtheory\u301e in family psychology. In the second\u00a0part, the implications of systems perspective on family psychology are\u00a0discussed in three ways: First, it is suggested that systems perspective\u00a0helps forming meaningful research questions by taking \u301dtime\u301eand\u00a0\u301dcontext\u301einto account. The problem-centered approach also enables a\u00a0researcher to adopt ideas from other disciplines and thus ask a better\u00a0question. Second, the systems perspective acknowledges the\u00a0contributions of both qualitative and quantitative research methods,\u00a0puts effort on collecting both personal and family data, and allows both\u00a0cross-sectional and longitudinal designs. These flexibilities on the\u00a0research method provide the systems perspective a chance to see the\u00a0whole picture of family relations. Third and finally, the systems\u00a0perspective is helpful in terms of data interpretations. By using systems\u00a0perspective, a researcher could develop divergent perspectives by\u00a0comparing data from different family members, or could find a\u00a0convergent perspective among family members. Both could be\u00a0meaningful for family psychology.<\/p>\n

Keywords: family psychology, research method, integrative process\u00a0systems perspective<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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