Measuring adult romantic attachment: psychometric properties of the brief Spanish version of the experiences in close relationships
The Experiences in Close Relationships (Brennan et al, Attachment theory and close relationships, 1998) questionnaire is one of the most widely used measures of adult romantic attachment. Despite the advantages of the ECR, the length of this measure may discourage its use in clinical and research co...
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Published in | Psicologia, reflexão e crítica Vol. 33; no. 1; p. 9 |
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Main Authors | , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English Portuguese |
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Cham
Springer International Publishing
05.06.2020
Springer Nature B.V Curso de Pós-Graduação em Psicologia da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul SpringerOpen |
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Experiences in Close Relationships
(Brennan et al, Attachment theory and close relationships, 1998) questionnaire is one of the most widely used measures of adult romantic attachment. Despite the advantages of the ECR, the length of this measure may discourage its use in clinical and research contexts. Consequently, the goal of this study was to develop a brief Spanish version of the ECR questionnaire and to examine its psychometric properties when administered to six different Spanish-speaking samples from Chile. Confirmatory factor analyses replicated the two-dimensional structure of the ECR and its invariance across gender. Results also supported the reliability and concurrent validity of our brief Spanish version of the ECR (i.e., Spanish ECR-12), by its association with measures of emotion regulation, dyadic empathy, psychological distress and well-being, and relationship satisfaction. The Spanish ECR-12 can be used by researchers and clinical professionals as an abridged measure of adult attachment. |
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ISSN: | 1678-7153 0102-7972 1678-7153 |
DOI: | 10.1186/s41155-020-00145-w |