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Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, Vol. 31, No. 11, 1524-1536 (2005)
DOI: 10.1177/0146167205276865
© 2005 Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Inc.

Reliability and Validity of the Revised Experiences in Close Relationships (ECR-R) Self-Report Measure of Adult Romantic Attachment

Chris G. Sibley

Ronald Fischer

James H. Liu

Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand

Three studies examine the psychometric properties (i.e., the test-retest reliability, convergent, and discriminant validity) of Fraley, Waller, and Brennan’s Revised Experiences in Close Relationships (ECR-R) self-report measure of romantic attachment anxiety (model of self) and avoidance (model of others). Longitudinal analyses suggest that the ECR-R provided highly stable indicators of latent attachment during a 3-week period (85% shared variance). Hierarchical linear modeling analyses further validated the ECR-R, suggesting that it explained between 30% to 40% of the between-person variation in social interaction diary ratings of attachment-related emotions experienced during interactions with a romantic partner and only 5% to 15% of that in interactions with family and friends. Guidelines are offered regarding the conditions where highly reliable and precise measures of romantic attachment, such as the ECR-R, are deemed necessary and where shorter, albeit slightly less reliable measures, such as Bartholomew and Horowitz’s Relationship Questionnaire, may also be viable.

Key Words: romantic attachment • measurement • validity • reliability • psychometrics


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