Psychometric properties of the Spanish and American versions of the ECR adult attachment questionnaire: A comparative study

European Journal of Psychological Assessment

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 9-13

  Alonso Arbiol, Itziar ^a   Balluerka, Nekane ^a   Shaver, Phillip R ^b   Gillath, Omri ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult attachment; Cross cultural studies; Psychometric properties; Spanish; Test adaptation

Indexed keywords

EID: 39549089947     PISSN: 10155759     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027/1015-5759.24.1.9     Document Type: Article

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