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ISSN 1678-7153
Psychology/Psicologia Reexo e Crtica, 28(2), 242-252. DOI: 10.1590/1678-7153.201528204
Adaptation of Collins Revised Adult Attachment Dimensional Scale to the Chilean Context
Adaptao da Escala Dimensional Revisada de Apego Adulto de Collins para o Contexto Chileno
Ana Mara Fernndez*, a & Michele Dufeyb
aUniversidad de Santiago de Chile, Santiago, Chile & bUniversidad Diego Portales, Santiago, Chile
Abstract
The Adult Attachment Revised Scale is a measure of relationship attachment that contains three dimensions: closeness, dependence and anxiety. In Study 1, the scale was translated and applied to a sample of 420 university students in order to assess reliability. In addition, the scale criterion validity was estimated through measures of self-perception and affectivity. The results of Study 1 supported the internal consistency of two dimensions of attachment, but dependence was lower than expected ( = .62). A conrmatory factor analysis was conducted and failed to reach a convergent t, thus demonstrating that two of the items in dependence were considered problematic. In Study 2, difcult items in Study 1 were reworded and the new version of the scale was applied to 81 participants. The results of two subsequent CFAs showed adequate t of the scale and increased internal consistency with this new wording ( > .73), which replaced the expression depend on others by getting help from others, which is a better construct representation of the meaning of dependence in the context of attachment closeness. Therefore, not only did we adapt the three dimensions of the attachment scale, but also provided evidence of its validity related to locally adapted instruments.
Keywords: Attachment, close relationships, psychometrics.
Resumo
A Escala Revisada de Apego Adulto uma medida de apego relacional com trs dimenses: proximidade, dependncia e ansiedade. No Estudo 1, traduzimos a escala e a aplicamos em uma amostra de 420 universitrios, visando avaliar sua conabilidade. Estimamos ainda o critrio de validade da escala mediante comparao com medidas de auto-percepo e afetividade. Os resultados do Estudo 1 apoiam a consistncia interna inicial de duas das dimenses do apego, porm a da dependncia foi mais baixa do que o esperado ( = 0,62). Realizamos uma anlise fatorial conrmatria que no atingiu um ajuste convergente, indicando dois itens da dimenso de dependncia como problemticos. No Estudo 2, reformulamos os itens problemticos...