인간은 가족체계(family system)라는 하나의 살아 있는 유기체 안에서 자라고 성장하기 때문에 인간의 성장 과정에서 가장 중요한 것은 바로 가족체계 안에서 개인이 맺어가는 관계라고 할 수 있다. 이러한 관계 속에서 각 개인은 자신의 심리적 정체성을 형성하고 적응력을 발달시켜 나간다. 개인의 심리적 정체성과 적응력은 그 개인의 부적응과 관계가 있음이 많은 연구 결과에서 나타나고 있다. 그러므로 부적응 현상을 일으키는 개인의 정체성과 적응기제의 일부는 가족관계 안에서 형성 된다고 볼 수 있으므로 많은 가족학자들은 관계의 중요성에 그 초점을 맞추는 가족체계 이론을 토대로 가족의 기능을 설명하려고 노력해 왔다(Minuchin, 1974; Kantor & Lehr, 1976; Broderick & Smith, 1979; Olson, Sprenkle & Russell, 1979; Hampson, Hulgus & Beavers, 1991).
The purpose of this study is to explore the validity of the KFD as a measure of Family Boundary and Family Adaptability Diagnosis. The Kinetic Family Drawing(KFD) and Family system Diagnosis Scale(FSDS) were administered to adolescent 128 families. Data were analyzed by regression ahalysis and discriminant analysis. The results were as follows; First, there is a significant difference in the relationship between family boundary variables of mother\'s KFD and enmeshment·diserigagement variable of FSDS. For mother the orientation of husband figureand child figure is both turhed back and the greater the distance between husband figure and child figure, the greater enmeshed ih their family relationship. But the orientation of self figure and child figure is both turned back and the greatef the distance. between self figure and child figure, the greater disegaged in their famaiy relatioriship. Second, There is a significant difference among the KFD family adaptabilitý variab!es of father\'s mother\'s and son’s KFD and flexibility and rigidity variable of FSDS in the family relationship. That is for father, mother, and son they say, the greater the satisfaction for their family in their drawings, the more flexible in their family relationship. Expecially for son’s KFD indicated that the greater the activity level of self, he has more flexible in his family relationship.