title: Assessing adult attachment across different contexts: validation of the Portuguese version of the experiences in Close Relationships-Relationship Structures questionnaire.
abstract: The Experiences in Close Relationships-Relationship Structures questionnaire (ECR-RS) is one of the most recent measures of adult attachment. This instrument provides a contextual assessment of attachment-related anxiety and avoidance by measuring these dimensions in various close relationships (mother, father, partner, friend). To further explore its psychometric properties and cross-cultural adequacy, this study presents the validation of the ECR-RS in a sample of Portuguese community individuals (N = 236). The Portuguese version showed adequate reliability and construct validity. The original 2-factor structure was confirmed through confirmatory factor analysis. The ECR-RS is a psychometrically robust measure of attachment, representing an important advance in the measurement of adult attachment.
authors.affiliation: a Cognitive-Behavioral Research Centre , University of Coimbra , Portugal.
authors.forename: Helena
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Moreira
authors.forename: Teresa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Martins
authors.forename: Maria João
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Gouveia
authors.forename: Maria Cristina
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Canavarro
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001007:Anxiety; D003863:Depression; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009769:Object Attachment; D010556:Personality Tests / Q000592:standards*; D011174:Portugal; D011594:Psychometrics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012737:Sex Factors; D055815:Young Adult