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Adult Attachment Scale

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The Adult Attachment Scale (AAS) was officially developed in 1990 but built on the earlier work of Hazen & Shaver (1987) and Levy & Davis (1988). The scale was developed by decomposing the original three prototypical descriptions (Hazen & Shaver, 1987) into a series of 18 items. The scale consists of 18 items scored on a 5 point likert-type scale. It measures adult attachment styles named “Secure”, “Anxious” and “Avoidant”. Collins, N. L., & Read, S. J. (1990). Adult attachment, working models, and relationship quality in dating couples. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 58(4), 644-663.
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Definition
Submission Template
Query Element Name Data Type Size Required Description Value Range Notes Aliases
subjectkey GUID Required The NDAR Global Unique Identifier (GUID) for research subject NDAR*
src_subject_id String 20 Required Subject ID how it's defined in lab/project
interview_date Date Required Date on which the interview/genetic test/sampling/imaging/biospecimen was completed. MM/DD/YYYY
interview_age Integer Required Age in months at the time of the interview/test/sampling/imaging. 0::1440 Age is rounded to chronological month. If the research participant is 15-days-old at time of interview, the appropriate value would be 0 months. If the participant is 16-days-old, the value would be 1 month.
sex String 20 Required Sex of subject at birth M;F; O; NR M = Male; F = Female; O=Other; NR = Not reported
aas_01 Integer Recommended I find it relatively easy to get close to people. 1::5; -9 1=Not at all characteristic of me; 5=Very characteristic of me; -9=Missing
aas_02 Integer Recommended I find it difficult to allow myself to depend on others. 1::5; -9 1=Not at all characteristic of me; 5=Very characteristic of me; -9=Missing
aas_03 Integer Recommended I often worry that other people don't really love me. 1::5; -9 1=Not at all characteristic of me; 5=Very characteristic of me; -9=Missing
aas_04 Integer Recommended I find that others are reluctant to get as close as I would like. 1::5; -9 1=Not at all characteristic of me; 5=Very characteristic of me; -9=Missing
aas_05 Integer Recommended I am comfortable depending on others. 1::5; -9 1=Not at all characteristic of me; 5=Very characteristic of me; -9=Missing
aas_06 Integer Recommended I don't worry about people getting too close to me. 1::5; -9 1=Not at all characteristic of me; 5=Very characteristic of me; -9=Missing
aas_07 Integer Recommended I find that people are never there when you need them. 1::5; -9 1=Not at all characteristic of me; 5=Very characteristic of me; -9=Missing
aas_08 Integer Recommended I am somewhat uncomfortable being close to others. 1::5; -9 1=Not at all characteristic of me; 5=Very characteristic of me; -9=Missing
aas_09 Integer Recommended I often worry that other people won't want to stay with me. 1::5; -9 1=Not at all characteristic of me; 5=Very characteristic of me; -9=Missing
aas_10 Integer Recommended When I show my feelings for others, I'm afraid they will not feel the same about me. 1::5; -9 1=Not at all characteristic of me; 5=Very characteristic of me; -9=Missing
aas_11 Integer Recommended I often wonder whether other people really care about me. 1::5; -9 1=Not at all characteristic of me; 5=Very characteristic of me; -9=Missing
aas_12 Integer Recommended I am comfortable developing close relationships with others. 1::5; -9 1=Not at all characteristic of me; 5=Very characteristic of me; -9=Missing
aas_13 Integer Recommended I am uncomfortable when anyone gets too emotionally close to me. 1::5; -9 1=Not at all characteristic of me; 5=Very characteristic of me; -9=Missing
aas_14 Integer Recommended I know that people will be there when I need them. 1::5; -9 1=Not at all characteristic of me; 5=Very characteristic of me; -9=Missing
aas_15 Integer Recommended I want to get close to people, but I worry about being hurt. 1::5; -9 1=Not at all characteristic of me; 5=Very characteristic of me; -9=Missing
aas_16 Integer Recommended I find it difficult to trust others completely. 1::5; -9 1=Not at all characteristic of me; 5=Very characteristic of me; -9=Missing
aas_17 Integer Recommended People often want me to be emotionally closer than I feel comfortable being. 1::5; -9 1=Not at all characteristic of me; 5=Very characteristic of me; -9=Missing
aas_18 Integer Recommended I am not sure that I can always depend on people to be there when I need them. 1::5; -9 1=Not at all characteristic of me; 5=Very characteristic of me; -9=Missing
aas_close Integer Recommended Adult Attachment Scale Close Subscale Score 6::30; -9 Sum of items: 1, 6, 8, 12, 13, 17; -9=Missing
aas_depend Integer Recommended Adult Attachment Scale Depend Subscale Score 6::30; -9 Sum of items: 2, 5, 7, 14, 16, 18; -9=Missing
aas_anxiety Integer Recommended Adult Attachment Scale Anxiety Subscale Score 6::30; -9 Sum of items: 3, 4, 9, 10, 11, 15; -9=Missing
aas_avoid Integer Recommended Adult Attachment Scale Avoid Subscale Score 12::60; -9 Sum of items: 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18. -9=Missing
aas_close_mean Float Recommended Adult Attachment Scale Close Subscale Mean Score 1::5; -9 Mean of aas_01, aas_06, (6 - aas_08), aas_12, (6 - aas_13), (6 - aas_17); -9=Missing
aas_depend_mean Float Recommended Adult Attachment Scale Depend Subscale Mean Score 1::5; -9 Mean of (6 - aas_02), aas_05, (6 - aas_07), aas_14, (6 - aas_16), (6 - aas_18); -9=Missing
aas_anxiety_mean Float Recommended Adult Attachment Scale Anxiety Subscale Mean Score 1::5; -9 Mean of aas_03, aas_04, aas_09, aas_10, aas_11, aas_15; -9=Missing
aas_avoid_mean Float Recommended Adult Attachment Scale Avoid Subscale Mean Score 1::5; -9 Mean of (6 - aas_01), aas_02, (6 - aas_05), (6 - aas_06), aas_07, aas_08, (6 - aas_12), aas_13, (6 - aas_14), aas_16, aas_17, aas_18; -9=Missing
version_form String 121 Recommended Form used/assessment name
aas_close_rev Integer Recommended Adult Attachment Scale Close Subscale Score (some items are reverse scored, see element notes for details) 6::30; -9 Sum of aas_01, aas_06, (6 - aas_08), aas_12, (6 - aas_13), (6 - aas_17); -9=Missing
aas_depend_rev Integer Recommended Adult Attachment Scale Depend Subscale Score (some items are reverse scored, see element notes for details) 6::30; -9 Sum of (6 - aas_02), aas_05, (6 - aas_07), aas_14, (6 - aas_16), (6 - aas_18); -9=Missing
aas_avoid_rev Integer Recommended Adult Attachment Scale Avoid Subscale Score (some items are reverse scored, see element notes for details) 12::60; -9 Sum of (6 - aas_01), aas_02, (6 - aas_05), (6 - aas_06), aas_07, aas_08, (6 - aas_12), aas_13, (6 - aas_14), aas_16, aas_17, aas_18; -9=Missing
visit String 60 Recommended Visit name
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