title: Pursuing and distancing: the construct and its measurement.
abstract: Although the concept of interpersonal pursuing and distancing has been introduced and used clinically, the lack of a reliable and valid measure has deterred its more formal investigation and relevance to personality theory. The Pursuing-Distancing (P-D) Scale, a 92-item measure of the behavioral expression of these characteristics, was developed. Evidence for internal consistency as well as internal support of construct validity is presented and discussed. An 80-item revised scale is available from the authors and is currently being evaluated in a variety of external validation settings.
authors.affiliation: Fairleigh Dickinson University, Teaneck, NJ 07666, USA.
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Bernstein
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Santelli
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Alter-Reid
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Androsiglio