title: A Serbian version of modified and revised Experiences in Close Relationships scale (SM-ECR-R).
abstract: We present details about the validation of the Serbian version of the Experiences in Close Relationships-Revised questionnaire modified to measure attachment in close relationships in general (SM-ECR-R). Its psychometric features were examined with 2 samples of students (N = 719 and N = 91) and 1 group of employed adults (N = 259). The results obtained in the student sample were equivalent to those obtained in validation studies worldwide, whereas in the more heterogeneous sample of employed adults, internal consistency of both avoidance and anxiety was lower and their intercorrelation was higher. Test-retest reliability was satisfactory, and relations with measures of attachment, empathy, and personality structure were meaningful. The results support the SM-ECR-R as a reliable and valid research instrument, but its internal structure and consistency might vary in different samples, depending on age, education, gender, and culture.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Special Education and Rehabilitation, University of Belgrade, Serbia. hanakn@gmail.com
authors.forename: Natasa
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hanak
authors.forename: Aleksandar
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dimitrijevic
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001007:Anxiety / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D009769:Object Attachment; D011594:Psychometrics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D055771:Serbia; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014177:Translations