Validation of a Japanese version of the Experience in Close Relationship- Relationship Structure

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to translate the Experience of Close Relationship-Relationship Structure (ECR-RS) and evaluate its validity. In study 1 (N = 982), evidence based internal structure (factor structure, internal consistency, and correlation among sub-scales) and evidence based relations to other variables (depression, reassurance seeking and self-esteem) were confirmed. In study 2 (N = 563), evidence based on internal structure was reconfirmed, and evidence based relations to other variables (IWMS, RQ, and ECR-GO) were confirmed. In study 3 (N = 342), evidence based internal structure (test-retest reliability) was confirmed. Based on these results, we concluded that ECR-RS was valid for measuring adult attachment style.

Psychometric Properties of the Turkish Version of the Experiences in Close Relationships–Relationship Structures Questionnaire (ECR-RS)

“…The findings of this study regarding the factor loads are consistent with the findings of Fraley, Heffernan, et al (2011). However, factor loads of Items 5 and 6 were reported to be lower than other items for at least one subscale in the validation studies of the ECR-RS in different cultures (Chaperon & Dandeneau, 2017;Donbaek & Elklit, 2014;Karapas et al, 2015;Komura et al, 2016;Moreira et al, 2015). Indeed, it has been seen that some studies have removed the said items from the scale (Chaperon & Dandeneau, 2017).…”

“…However, Fraley (2014) suggests that the global attachment style should be evaluated independently of the other forms. There was no validation study on global attachment subscale in previous studies (Bączkowski & Cierpiałkowska, 2015;Chaperon & Dandeneau, 2017;Donbaek & Elklit, 2014;Fraley, Heffernan, et al, 2011;Gyöngyvér & András, 2016;Karapas et al, 2015;Komura et al, 2016;Marszał, 2014;Rocha et al, 2017). In this study, initial findings are presented indicating that the ECR-RS is a reliable and valid tool for measuring global attachment subscale in global attachment representation (see Tables 1 and 2).…”

“…The ECR-RS has been adapted to different cultures by researchers. It has been reported that the Czech (Cvrčková, 2017), Hungarian (Gyöngyvér & András, 2016) Brazil (Rocha et al, 2017), Japanese (Komura et al, 2016), Portuguese (Moreira et al, 2015), and Polish (Marszał, 2015) versions of the scale showed good fit to the two-dimensional model consisting of 9 items, as in the original scale. In the French version of The ECR-RS Partner subscale (Chaperon & Dandeneau, 2017), Items 5 and 6 were removed from the scale for cross-loading, thus confirming the two-dimensional structure.…”

Adult Attachment Patterns Modify the Association Between Social Support and Psychological Distress

“…The original ECR-RS has excellent internal consistency reliability for mother, father, partner, and best friend (anxiety scale: α = 0.88, 0.90, 0.91, and 0.90, respectively, and avoidance scale: α = 0.92, 0.90, 0.87, and 0.88, respectively) and the pattern of correlations with the Big Five personality traits are the same for ECR-RS and the longer Experiences in Close Relationships-Revised (ECR-R) questionnaire ( 24 ). The Japanese language version of ECR-RS has good internal consistency reliability (anxiety scale: ω = 0.75–0.83, and avoidance scale: ω = 0.88–0.95) and the scores were significantly associated with Internal Working Model Scale, Relationship Questionnaire, and the Experiences in Close Relationships inventory-the-generalized-other-version ( 27 ). The reliability and validity of ECR-RS about close relationships in general has not been reported; however, the global scores created based on context-specific scores showed excellent internal consistency reliability (anxiety: α = 0.85, and avoidance: α = 0.88) and were significantly associated with ECR-R ( 24 ).…”

Attachment Avoidance and Anxiety in Adolescence: Turkish Adaptation of the Experiences in Close Relationships-Relationship Structures Scale

“…More specifically, the Experiences in Close Relationships-Revised (ECR-R) and the Experiences in Close Relationships-Relationship Structures (ECR-RS) became the most preferred tools to assess attachment dimensions in adulthood and adolescence (e.g., Boyacıog˘lu & Su¨mer, 2011;Donbaek & Elklit, 2014;Guarnieri, Smorti, & Tani, 2015;Pascuzzo, Cyr, & Moss, 2013) and adapted in many cultures (Donbaek & Elklit, 2014;Hu¨nefeldt, Laghi, Ortu, & Belardinelli, 2013;Komura, Murakami, & Toda, 2016;Moreira, Martins, Gouveia, & Cristina, 2015;Tay-Karapas, Gonza´lez, Silva, Tirado, & Co´rdova, 2015). ECR-RS has some advantages compared to the former selfreport measures of attachment, such as its shortness and relation-specific utilization (Fraley et al, 2011).…”