An adaptation of the Experiences in Close Relationships Scale-Revised for use with children and adolescents

作者：Brenning Katrijn^*; Soenens Bart; Braet Caroline; Bosmans Guy

来源：Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 2011, 28(8): 1048-1072.

DOI：10.1177/0265407511402418

• assessment
• attachment
• early adolescence
• middle childhood
• validity

The investigation of attachment processes during middle childhood and early adolescence has been hampered by a relative lack of measures for this age group differentiating between two fundamental attachment dimensions, that is, anxiety and avoidance. The aim of this study is to develop and validate a child version of the Experiences in Close Relationships Scale-Revised (referred to as the ECR-RC), a self-report questionnaire measuring attachment anxiety and avoidance. Two studies were conducted to examine the internal structure (Study 1, N = 514 and Study 2, N = 296) and construct and predictive validity (Study 2) of the ECR-RC. The ECR-RC appears to be a promising instrument to measure the two attachment dimensions in middle childhood and early adolescence.

• 出版日期2011-12