Assessing Adult Attachment Across Different Contexts: Validation of the Portuguese Version of the Experiences in Close Relationships–Relationship Structures Questionnaire

Currently, there is no instrument to quickly measure adult attachment in the Chinese cultural context. In this study the Experiences in Close Relationships Scale–Short Form (ECR-S) was translated and tested in terms of reliability and validity with Chinese college students. All items of the Chinese-version ECR-S showed high discriminability and the scale had a two-dimensional structure in both exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses. The internal consistency coefficients of the two subscales of the ECR-S showed excellent reliability, and scores were modestly to highly correlated with the criteria of state adult attachment, self-esteem, anxiety, pressure, depression, and satisfaction with intimate (romantic) relationships. It can be concluded that the Chinese version of the ECR-S has high reliability and validity; thus, it meets the requirements for psychometric tools and can be used to assess Chinese adults' attachment.

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A validation of the Experiences in Close Relationships-Relationship Structures scale (ECR-RS) in adolescents

Attachment & Human Development ◽

10.1080/14616734.2013.850103 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 16 (1) ◽

pp. 58-76 ◽

Cited By ~ 23

Author(s):

Dagmar Feddern Donbaek ◽

Ask Elklit

Keyword(s):

Close Relationships ◽

Experiences In Close Relationships ◽

Relationship Structures

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The Norwegian version of the Experiences in Close Relationships measure of adult attachment: Psychometric properties and normative data

Nordic Journal of Psychiatry ◽

10.3109/08039481003728586 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 64 (5) ◽

pp. 340-349 ◽

Cited By ~ 19

Author(s):

Ingrid Olssøn ◽

Øystein Sørebø ◽

Alv A. Dahl

Keyword(s):

Psychometric Properties ◽

Adult Attachment ◽

Close Relationships ◽

Normative Data ◽

Norwegian Version ◽

Experiences In Close Relationships

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Adult attachment style and caregiver attitudes after raising a virtual child

Journal of Social and Personal Relationships ◽

10.1177/0265407515616710 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 33 (8) ◽

pp. 1054-1069 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Douglas K. Symons ◽

Stephanie Adams ◽

Kathleen H. Smith

Keyword(s):

Attachment Style ◽

Adult Attachment ◽

Close Relationships ◽

Negative Impact ◽

Adult Attachment Style ◽

Attachment Figure ◽

Willingness To Serve ◽

Before And After ◽

Positive Feelings ◽

Relationship Structures

Avoidance in adults is related to many negative aspects of caregiving and parenting. This was examined in a simulated parenting experience of 145 students who raised a virtual child from birth to age 19 using the website MyVirtualChild©. Avoidance and anxiety within adult relationships were assessed using the Experiences in Close Relationships–Relationship Structures questionnaire before and after this experience, and caregiver attitudes of positive feelings, perceptions of the child’s security, and willingness to serve as an attachment figure were assessed after the experience. As predicted, avoidance and anxiety were negatively related to caregiver attitudes, with avoidance accounting for these relations. These results support the negative impact of avoidance on caregiver attitudes, even when the child is raised in Cyberspace.

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