title: A new measure for an important construct: the attachment and object relations inventory.
abstract: This article describes the development of the Attachment and Object Relations Inventory (AORI). The AORI, a dimensional measure based on factor structure, was developed in response to the psychometric problems typical to attachment style measures that are categorical in nature. Test-retest reliability and internal consistency were high. A factor analysis of the 75 AORI items confirmed the existence of at least 6 factors and explained approximately 50% of the item variance. Convergent and discriminant validity of the AORI was supported through appropriate relationships with measures of depression, anxiety, and personality, and other measures of attachment and object relations.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg 39406, USA.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Buelow
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: McClain
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: McIntosh