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Table 1 Walsh’s Family Resilience Processes and Family Resilience Assessment Scale (FRAS) Subscales

From: A psychometric study of the Family Resilience Assessment Scale among families of children with autism spectrum disorder

Walsh’s Model

FRAS Subscales

Belief Systems

 Making meaning of adversity

Ability to Make Meaning from Adversity (3 items)

 Positive outlook

Maintaining a Positive Outlook (6 items)

 Transcendence and spirituality

Family Spirituality (4 items)

Organizational Patterns

 Flexibility

Family Connectedness (6 items)

 Connectedness

Utilizing Social and Economic Resources (8 items)

 Social and economic resources

Communication Processes

 Clear, consistent messages

Family Communication and Problem Solving (27 items)

 Open emotional expression

 Collaborative problem solving

  1. Note. FRAS Family Resilience Assessment Scale