Validating the Experiences in Close Relationships-Relationship Structures Scale among Chinese Children and Adolescents.
J Pers Assess
; 104(3): 347-358, 2022.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-34292844
ABSTRACT
The Experiences in Close Relationships-Relationship Structures (ECR-RS) scale is designed to capture attachment among diverse relational contexts (e.g., parents, friends). Although the ECR-RS has begun to be applied to children and adolescents, its psychometric properties among children and adolescents are not well-known, especially concerning second-order structural validity, measurement invariance, and longitudinal predictive validity. To fill this gap, the current research examined the ECR-RS among 3,184 Chinese students (9- to 18-year old) using cross-sectional and longitudinal (6 months) data. The results demonstrated generally acceptable composite and test-retest reliabilities, and acceptable second-order structural validity. In addition, the measurement invariance of the ECR-RS held across time, relational contexts, and school levels to varying degrees. Furthermore, using a partial invariance model, we depicted the cross-sectional trajectory of attachment scores across relational contexts and school levels. Finally, attachment was associated concurrently with the Big-Five personality traits in theoretically meaningful ways and longitudinally predicted depression, anxiety, stress, and self-esteem after controlling for age, gender, and pretest scores. In conclusion, the Chinese ECR-RS has proven to be a valuable instrument for future research among children and adolescents.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Anxiety
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Object Attachment
Type of study:
Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Adolescent
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Child
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Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
En
Journal:
J Pers Assess
Year:
2022
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
China