Selecting the Best Items for a Short-Form of the Experiences in Close Relationships Questionnaire

2016 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 140-154 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marie-France Lafontaine ◽  
Audrey Brassard ◽  
Yvan Lussier ◽  
Pierre Valois ◽  
Philip R. Shaver ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Item Response ◽  
Close Relationships ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Attachment Anxiety ◽  
Mental Health Practitioners ◽  
Same Sex ◽  
Health Practitioners ◽  
Experiences In Close Relationships

Abstract. Five studies were conducted to develop a short form of the Experiences in Close Relationships (ECR) questionnaire with optimal psychometric properties. Study 1 involved Item Response Theory (IRT) analyses of the responses of 2,066 adults, resulting in a 12-item form of the ECR containing the most discriminating items. The psychometric properties of the ECR-12 were further demonstrated in two longitudinal studies of community samples of couples (Studies 2 and 3), in a sample of individuals in same-sex relationships (Study 4), and with couples seeking therapy (Study 5). The psychometric properties of the ECR-12 are as good as those of the original ECR and superior to those of an existing short form. The ECR-12 can confidently be used by researchers and mental health practitioners when a short measure of attachment anxiety and avoidance is required.

Development of an Acculturative Stress Scale for International Students: Preliminary Findings

1994 ◽  
Vol 75 (1) ◽  
pp. 435-448 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daya S. Sandhu ◽  
Badiolah R. Asrabadi
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
International Students ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Acculturative Stress ◽  
Mental Health Practitioners ◽  
Contributing Factors ◽  
Stress Scale ◽  
Cultural Shock ◽  
Health Practitioners ◽  
Item Scale

Description of the development and testing of a new 36-item scale in Likert format, designed to assess the acculturative stress of international students, includes perceived discrimination, homesickness, fear, guilt, perceived hatred, and stress due to change (cultural shock), identified as major contributing factors. The psychometric properties of this instrument and implications for use by mental health practitioners are discussed.

Measuring Attachment Dimensions in Adolescents: Development and Validation of the Experiences in Close Relationships — Revised — General Short Form

2011 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 53-62 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ross B. Wilkinson
Keyword(s):  
Close Relationships ◽  
Discriminant Validity ◽  
Factor Model ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Measurement Model ◽  
Attachment Anxiety ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analyses ◽  
Experiences In Close Relationships ◽  
Relationship Attachment ◽  
Attachment Dimensions

AbstractThe assessment of attachment in adolescence remains problematic, with the most widely used measure, the Inventory of Parent and Peer Attachment (IPPA; Armsden & Greenberg, 1987), argued to have major short-comings. This article reports two studies examining the psychometric properties of a shortened and modified version of the Experiences in Close Relationships — Revised (ECR-R) (Fraley, Waller, & Brennan, 2000), the Experiences in Close Relationships — Revised — General Short Form (ECR-R-GSF), for the assessment of general relationship attachment anxiety and avoidance in adolescents and young adults. Confirmatory factor analyses in two independent samples of high school and university students (TotalN= 1187, 11 to 22 years) demonstrate support for the two-factor model of attachment anxiety and avoidance. The measurement model was supported across data sets and was not significantly different with respect to either age or sex. While the ECR-R-GSF demonstrated appropriate convergent and discriminant validity with the Relationships Questionnaire (RQ (Bartholomew & Horowitz, 1991) it did not converge with specific, parental relationship attachment as assessed by the IPPA. The ECR-R-GSF is argued to be a reliable and psychometrically sound instrument for assessing general attachment dimensions across a wide age range.

Validation of a 16-Item Short Form of the Czech Version of the Experiences in Close Relationships Revised Questionnaire in a Representative Sample

2016 ◽  
Vol 119 (3) ◽  
pp. 804-825 ◽  
Author(s):  
Natália Kaščáková ◽  
Daniela Husárová ◽  
Jozef Hašto ◽  
Peter Kolarčik ◽  
Iva Poláčková Šolcová ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Representative Sample ◽  
Cultural Context ◽  
Close Relationships ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Assessment Method ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analyses ◽  
Educational Levels ◽  
Experiences In Close Relationships

The aim of this study was to create a shorter Czech version (ECR-R-16) of the Revised Experiences in Close Relationships (ECR-R) questionnaire and to assess its psychometric properties. Data from a representative sample of the Czech population from 15 to 90 years old ( N = 1000, M age = 46.0 years, SD = 17.3) were collected using a face-to-face structured interview in 2014. The developed short form of the Czech version of the ECR-R showed good internal consistency (alphas varied from .84 to .90), and both exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses replicated the two-dimensional model. The results also demonstrated concurrent validity with measures of neuroticism, self-esteem, and positive and negative affect. People living with a partner and people with higher educational levels had significantly lower Avoidance scores than people living alone and people with lower educational levels. It was concluded that the ECR-R-16 questionnaire has good psychometric properties and is a valid assessment method in the Czech cultural context, suitable for research and clinical studies, when the shorter form of a measure is desirable.

scholarly journals Promotoras as Mental Health Practitioners in Primary Care: A Multi-Method Study of an Intervention to Address Contextual Sources of Depression

2010 ◽  
Vol 36 (2) ◽  
pp. 316-331 ◽  
Author(s):  
Howard Waitzkin ◽  
Christina Getrich ◽  
Shirley Heying ◽  
Laura Rodríguez ◽  
Anita Parmar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Primary Care ◽  
Mental Health Practitioners ◽  
Health Practitioners

scholarly journals The Study on Stress, Spirituality, and Health (SSSH): Psychometric Evaluation and Initial Validation of the SSSH Baseline Spirituality Survey

Religions ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 150
Author(s):  
Erica T. Warner ◽  
Blake Victor Kent ◽  
Ying Zhang ◽  
M. Austin Argentieri ◽  
Wade C. Rowatt ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Predictive Validity ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Psychometric Testing ◽  
Psychometric Evaluation ◽  
Ethnically Diverse ◽  
Physical And Mental Health ◽  
Spirituality And Health ◽  
Wide Range

This paper describes the development and initial psychometric testing of the baseline Spirituality Survey (SS-1) from the Study on Stress, Spirituality, and Health (SSSH). The SS-1 contains a mixture of items selected from validated existing scales and new items generated to measure important constructs not captured by existing instruments, and our purpose here was to establish the validity of new and existing measures in a racially/ethnically diverse sample. Psychometric properties of the SS-1 were evaluated using standard psychometric analyses in 4563 SSSH participants. Predictive validity of SS-1 scales was assessed in relation to the physical and mental health component scores from the Short-Form 12 Health Survey (SF-12). Scales exhibited adequate to strong psychometric properties and demonstrated construct and predictive validity. Overall, the correlational findings provided solid evidence that the SS-1 scales are associated with a wide range of relevant R/S attitudes, mental health, and to a lesser degree physical health.

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