ECR-R Attachment Test – Anxiety & Avoidance Scores (36 items) | PsychKit

Attachment Style Test

Experiences in Close Relationships – Revised (ECR-R)

This 36-question test measures your style of attachment in close relationships, based on two key dimensions: Anxiety and Avoidance.

Instructions:

Please read each statement and rate how much you agree or disagree with it, as it applies to your romantic relationships. If you are not currently in a relationship, please answer based on your feelings in past relationships or how you think you would feel.

Question 1 of 36

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Your Results

This tool measures two dimensions of attachment. Low scores on both dimensions are typical of a Secure attachment style.

Note: The authors strongly advise against strict categories. It is more accurate to see these as two continuous scales.

About the ECR-R

Screening Tool Disclaimer

This is an educational screening tool, NOT a diagnostic instrument. This test does not provide a diagnosis of any kind. Your results are an estimate based on your answers. Only a qualified mental health professional can make a formal diagnosis.

Liability, Responsibility, & Guarantee

You (the user) are 100% responsible for how you interpret and use these results. This tool comes with no guarantee of accuracy for your specific situation. The developer is not liable for any decisions, actions, or outcomes based on your use of this tool.

What It Measures

The ECR-R measures two continuous dimensions of attachment in adult romantic relationships:

  1. Attachment Anxiety: High scorers tend to fear rejection and abandonment. They may be “preoccupied” with their relationships and worry about their partner’s love and availability. Low scorers feel secure in their partner’s love and are less worried about being left.
  2. Attachment Avoidance: High scorers tend to be uncomfortable with closeness, intimacy, and depending on others. They often value independence and self-sufficiency, and may “dismiss” the importance of relationships. Low scorers are comfortable with intimacy and find it easy to depend on and trust others.

A “Secure” attachment style is characterized by low anxiety and low avoidance.

Credits & Copyright

Makers: The ECR-R is a public-domain instrument developed by **R. Chris Fraley, Niels G. Waller, & Kelly A. Brennan (2000)**.

Copyright: Joyson Joy P does not own the copyright of this instrument. Due credit is given to the original authors. This tool is an online-based autonomous scoring system converted by **Joyson Joy P, Clinical Psychologist**.

Takedown Requests: If you believe this tool infringes on any copyright, please contact `joyson@joyfulpsych.com`.

Reference: Fraley, R. C., Waller, N. G., & Brennan, K. A. (2000). An item-response theory analysis of self-report measures of adult attachment. *Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 78*, 350-365.

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Autonomous scoring system by Joyson Joy P, Clinical Psychologist.