Research article summary (published 30 Mar 2007):

The Experiences in Close Relationship Scale (ECR)-short form: reliability, validity, and factor structure.

Full Abstract

We developed a 12-item, short form of the Experiences in Close Relationship Scale (ECR; Brennan, Clark, & Shaver, 1998) across 6 studies. In Study 1, we examined the reliability and factor structure of the measure. In Studies 2 and 3, we cross-validated the reliability, factor structure, and validity of the short form measure; whereas in Study 4, we examined test-retest reliability over a 1-month period. In Studies 5 and 6, we further assessed the reliability, factor structure, and validity of the short version of the ECR when administered as a stand-alone instrument. Confirmatory factor analyses indicated that 2 factors, labeled Anxiety and Avoidance, provided a good fit to the data after removing the influence of response sets. We found validity to be equivalent for the short and the original versions of the ECR across studies. Finally, the results were comparable when we embedded the short form within the original version of the ECR and when we administered it as a stand-alone measure.

Author information

Author/s: Wei, Meifen (M); Russell, Daniel W (DW); Mallinckrodt, Brent (B); Vogel, David L (DL);

Affiliation: Department of Psychology, Iowa State University, Ames 50011-3180, USA. wei(-atsign-)iastate.edu

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Evaluation Studies; Journal Article; Validation Studies

Journal: Journal of personality assessment (J Pers Assess), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2007-Apr; vol 88 (issue 2) : pp 187-204

Dates: Created 2007/04/17; Completed 2007/06/27;

PMID: 17437384, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 2/18/2009, IMS Date: )

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Adult Anxiety - diagnosis; psychology Factor Analysis, Statistical Female Humans Interpersonal Relations Male Middle Aged

Middle Aged Models, Psychological Object Attachment Personality Inventory Psychometrics - methods Questionnaires - standards Reproducibility of Results Students - psychology

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