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The Family Members Interrelating Questionnaire (FMIQ; Kalaitzaki et al., Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy, 16(3), 199–215, 2009; and Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy, 17, 463–481, 2010) comprises a set of 16 eight-scale questionnaires of 96 items each, to measure negative forms of both self and other relating within families. The rationale for its development and its advantages over existing measures are discussed and its research applications and psychometric properties are presented. Example diagrams of interrelating within a three- and a four-member family are presented. The FMIQ has been used in two studies in Greece, the results of which are summarised. To save time and for ease of administration, a shortened version of half the items has also been developed (Kalaitzaki and Birtchnell, The shortened family members’ Interrelating Questionnaire–Version 3 (FMIQ3), Unpublished instrument. Crete, Greece, 2008). This has been used in another Greek study pertaining to parenting (Kalaitzaki, submitted).
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We would like to acknowledge the contribution of Bill Birtchnell for designing the software used for the scoring and graphic representation of the FMIQ scores.
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Kalaitzaki, A. (2016). The Family Members Interrelating Questionnaire (FMIQ): A Measure of Interrelating Between Young Adults and Their Parents. In: Birtchnell, J., Newberry, M., Kalaitzaki, A. (eds) Relating Theory – Clinical and Forensic Applications. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-50459-3_7
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