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Publication Date: 2012
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Comparing Measures of Attachment: "To Whom One Turns in Times of Stress," Parental Warmth, and Partner Satisfaction
Lindberg, Marc A.; Fugett, April; Thomas, Stuart W.
Journal of Genetic Psychology, v173 n1 p41-62 2012
The Attachment and Clinical Issues Questionnaire (ACIQ; M. A. Lindberg & S. W. Thomas, 2011), was developed over an 18-year period containing 29 scales. The purpose of the present study was to test (a) the validity of the attachment scales in terms of how they predict to whom one turns in times of stress and for affective sharing, and (b) how the attachment scales compared with the Experiences in Close Relationship Questionnaire (ECR) in terms of concurrent, convergent, and discriminant evidence. The relevant secure scales of the ACIQ predicted to whom one turned in Study 1, and Study 2 demonstrated good convergent evidence with the ECR, but superior concurrent evidence in predicting partner satisfaction, and superior discriminant evidence in differentially correlating with mother and father warmth. Thus, the ACIQ passed essential validity and psychometric tests and was a more robust measure than the ECR with these defining characteristics of attachment. (Contains 6 tables.)
Descriptors: Evidence, Validity, Attachment Behavior, Measures (Individuals), Psychometrics, Comparative Analysis, Stress Variables, Questionnaires, Prediction, Interpersonal Relationship, Correlation, Mothers, Fathers, Parent Child Relationship
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