title: [Short version of CaMir questionnaire (CaMir-R) to assess attachment].
abstract: The CaMir is a questionnaire aimed at measuring attachment cognitions. It is based on subjects' evaluations of past and present attachment experiences and family functioning. It is a widely used tool both in research and in clinical settings. The aim of this study was to develop a short version of CaMir in Spanish (CaMir-R) and to obtain evidence about its validity and reliability in a sample of 676 adolescents (364 female and 312 male) belonging to different groups (clinical, maltreated, and community samples) with an age range between 13 and 19 years (M = 15.62, SD = 1.49). We examined its internal structure, convergent, and decision validity, the relationship between its dimensions and psychopathological symptoms, as well as its internal consistency and temporal stability. The CaMir-R included 7 factors whose internal consistency indexes ranged between 0.60 and 0.85. With the exception of the «Parental Permissiveness» dimension, which did not show good reliability, the results suggest that the CaMir-R provides a valid and reliable assessment of attachment representations and of the conception of family functioning.
authors.affiliation: Universidad del País Vasco.
authors.forename: Nekane
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Balluerka
authors.forename: Fernando
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Lacasa
authors.forename: Arantxa
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gorostiaga
authors.forename: Alexander
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Muela
authors.forename: Blaise
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Pierrehumbert
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009769:Object Attachment; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult