Measurement invariance of the experiences in close relationships questionnaire across different populations

Span J Psychol. 2014:17:E22. doi: 10.1017/sjp.2014.19.

Abstract

The measurement invariance of the Experiences in Close Relationships (ECR) questionnaire was investigated across four samples of non-clinical subjects (N = 222), dermatological patients (N = 458), psychiatric inpatients (N = 156), and patients with drug-resistant epilepsy (N = 101). The results provided evidence of configural, metric, and scalar invariance across groups. Overall, our findings provide further support to the reliability and validity of the ECR.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Epilepsy / psychology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Interpersonal Relations*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Object Attachment
  • Psychometrics / instrumentation*
  • Skin Diseases / psychology
  • Students / psychology
  • Surveys and Questionnaires / standards*
  • Young Adult