title: A reliability generalization meta-analysis of self-report measures of adult attachment.
abstract: This study is a reliability generalization meta-analysis that reviews 5 of the most frequently used continuous measures of adult attachment security: the Adult Attachment Scale, Revised Adult Attachment Scale, Adult Attachment Questionnaire, Experiences in Close Relationships, and Experiences in Close Relationships-Revised. A total of 313,462 individuals from 564 studies provided 1,629 internal consistency reliability estimates for this meta-analysis. We present the average internal consistency reliability of scores for each measure and test the consistency of score reliabilities across a wide variety of sample characteristics. In light of this, we highlight several issues in the measurement of adult attachment security and make concrete recommendations for researchers seeking to measure adult attachment.
authors: a Department of Psychology , Western Washington University.
authors: James M
authors: JM
authors: Graham
authors: Marta S
authors: MS
authors: Unterschute
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009769:Object Attachment; D011594:Psychometrics; D044469:Racial Groups / Q000523:psychology; D012044:Regression Analysis; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D057566:Self Report / Q000592:standards*; D012737:Sex Factors