Psychometrics and validity of the Dutch Experiences in Close Relationships-Revised (ECR-r) in an outpatient mental health sample

J Pers Assess. 2013;95(2):217-24. doi: 10.1080/00223891.2012.740540. Epub 2012 Nov 26.

Abstract

The Experiences in Close Relationships-Revised (ECR-r) is a self-report instrument to assess adult attachment style that seems to have appropriate psychometric qualities. The ECR-r has been most widely studied in student and community samples. In this study we report factor structure, reliability, and construct validity of the Dutch translation of the ECR-r in an outpatient mental health sample (N = 262). The original factor structure could satisfactorily be replicated, the reliability of the ECR-r was also stable over time, and there was good evidence for its construct validity.

Publication types

  • Validation Study

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Interpersonal Relations*
  • Male
  • Mental Disorders / psychology*
  • Middle Aged
  • Netherlands
  • Object Attachment*
  • Outpatients / psychology
  • Psychometrics
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Students / psychology
  • Surveys and Questionnaires