The Experiences in Close Relationships-Relationship Structures Questionnaire: A Method for Assessing Attachment Orientations Across Relationships

Psychological Assessment

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 615-625

  Fraley, R Chris ^a   Heffernan, Marie E ^a   Vicary, Amanda M ^a   Brumbaugh, Claudia Chloe ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult attachment; Close relationships; Measurement; Personality; Relationships

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; CHARACTER STATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTION; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELATIONSHIP STRUCTURE QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 80052656163     PISSN: 10403590     EISSN: 1939134X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0022898     Document Type: Article

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