Validity Evidence for the Security Scale as a Measure of Perceived Attachment Security in Adolescence

Autor/inn/en	Van Ryzin, Mark J.; Leve, Leslie D.
Titel	Validity Evidence for the Security Scale as a Measure of Perceived Attachment Security in Adolescence
Quelle	In: Journal of Adolescence, 35 (2012) 2, S.425-431 (7 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0140-1971
DOI	10.1016/j.adolescence.2011.07.014
Schlagwörter	Mothers; Predictive Validity; Parent Child Relationship; Measures (Individuals); Attachment Behavior; Security (Psychology); Interpersonal Competence; Conflict; Parent Attitudes; Teacher Attitudes; Correlation; Statistical Analysis; Comparative Analysis; Children; Adolescents; Child Development; Inventory of Parent and Peer Attachment + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Mother; Mutter; Parents-child relationship; Parent-child-relation; Parent-child relationship; Eltern-Kind-Beziehung; Messdaten; Attachment; Bindungsverhalten; Security; Psychology; Sicherheit; Interpersonale Kompetenz; Konflikt; Elternverhalten; Lehrerverhalten; Korrelation; Statistische Analyse; Child; Kind; Kinder; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Kindesentwicklung
Abstract	In this study, the validity of a self-report measure of children's perceived attachment security (the Kerns Security Scale) was tested using adolescents. With regards to predictive validity, the Security Scale was significantly associated with (1) observed mother-adolescent interactions during conflict and (2) parent- and teacher-rated social competence. With regards to convergent validity, the Security Scale was significantly associated with all subscales of the Adult Attachment Scale (i.e., Depend, Anxiety, and Close) as measured 3 years later. Further, these links were found even after controlling for mother-child relationship quality as assessed by the Inventory of Parent and Peer Attachment (IPPA), and chi-square difference tests indicated that the Security Scale was generally a stronger predictor as compared to the IPPA. These results suggest that the Security Scale can be used to assess perceived attachment security across both childhood and adolescence, and thus could contribute significantly to developmental research during this period. (Contains 2 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10