I am specifically trying to locate this instrument for my current research using Attachment Theory. I need to find out more about its reliability and validity. Any assistance in providing me with leads is greatly appreciated.
You can find the scale itself at http://internal.psychology.illinois.edu/~rcfraley/measures/ecrritems.htm
You'll find lots of information if you do a PsycInfo search, with validity and reliability information in various applications.
Hi Natalie,
As Hendrika mentioned, you can find it online. However, you might want to take a look at these two papers that review such measures. Most older measures are quite flawed, particularly if they were not developed using item response theory (IRT) analyses. I have been working on improving assessment in mental health areas, and it is amazing how bad some of the 'gold standard' measures are. Here are two good articles on this:
Pilkonis, P. A., Kim, Y., Yu, L., & Morse, J. Q. (2014). Adult attachment ratings (AAR): An item response theory analysis. Journal of Personality Assessment, 96(4), 417-425. doi: 10.1080/00223891.2013.832261
Fraley, R. C., Waller, N. G., & Brennan, K. A. (2000). An item response theory analysis of self-report measures of adult attachment. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 78(2), 350-364.
Good luck!
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