Experiences in Close Relationships

Experiences in Close Relationships-Revised (ECR-R)

Reference: 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, 350-365.

Adapted to Turkish by: Selcuk, E., Gunaydin, G., Sumer, N., & Uysal A. (2005). Yetişkin bağlanma boyutları için yeni bir ölçüm: Yakın İlişkilerde Yaşantılar Envanteri-II�nin Türk örnekleminde psikometrik açıdan değerlendirilmesi [A new measure for adult attachment styles: The psychometric evaluation of Experiences in Close Relationships - Revised (ECR-R) on a Turkish sample]. Türk Psikoloji Yazıları [Turkish Psychological Articles], 8, 1-11.

Scoring information
Reverse code items 4, 8, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 24, 26, 30, 32, 34, and 36. Mean of the items with odd numbers and mean of the items with even numbers give you the anxiety and avoidance scores, respectively.

Other References:
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, 350-365.

Sibley, C. G., & Liu, J. H. (2004). Short term temporal stability and factor structure of the revised experiences in close relationships (ECR-R) measure of adult attachment. Personality and Individual Differences, 36, 969-975.

Sibley, C. G., Fischer, R., & Liu, J. H. (2005). Reliability and validity of the revised experiences in close relationships (ECR-R) self-report measure of adult romantic attachment. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 31, 1524-1536.