To reproduce run the app and push 'Tab' several times.
You will notice that when focus goes from the rectangle to the text
the rectangle will fire change event.

import javafx.application.Application;
import javafx.beans.value.ChangeListener;
import javafx.beans.value.ObservableValue;
import javafx.scene.Scene;
import javafx.scene.layout.VBox;
import javafx.scene.paint.Color;
import javafx.scene.shape.Rectangle;
import javafx.scene.text.Text;
import javafx.stage.Stage;

/**
 * @author alexandr_kirov
 */
public class NewClass extends Application {

    @Override
    public void start(Stage stage) throws Exception {

        Text text = new Text("text");
        text.setFocusTraversable(true);

        Rectangle r = new Rectangle(100, 100, 100, 100);
        r.setFill(Color.ALICEBLUE);
        r.setFocusTraversable(true);

        text.focusedProperty().addListener(new ChangeListener<Boolean>() {

            @Override
            public void changed(ObservableValue<? extends Boolean> ov, Boolean t, Boolean t1) {
                System.out.println("Text focused.");
            }
        });

        r.focusedProperty().addListener(new ChangeListener<Boolean>() {

            @Override
            public void changed(ObservableValue<? extends Boolean> ov, Boolean t, Boolean t1) {
                System.out.println("Rectangle focused.");
            }
        });

        VBox vb = new VBox();
        vb.getChildren().addAll(r, text);

        Scene scene = new Scene(vb, 300, 300);
        stage.setScene(scene);
        stage.show();
    }

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        launch(args);
    }
}