Adult Attachment Scale

Disclaimer: Your scores are for reference only, not for clinical diagnostic purposes. Based on your total score, you will understand your relationship attachment style. However, this assessment is not a substitute for assessment and treatment by a professional psychotherapist. If you feel the need, please seek psychological advice from professional mental health professionals such as clinical psychotherapists or psychiatrists.

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Please read each of the following statements and rate the extent to which it describes your feelings about romantic relationships.  Please think about all your relationships (past and present) and respond in terms of how you generally feel in these relationships. If you have never been involved in a romantic relationship, answer in terms of how you think you would feel.

Please use the scale below by choosing a number between 1 and 5 for each statement.

1= Not at all characteristic of me

5 = Very characteristic of me

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1.I find it relatively easy to get close to others.

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2.I find it difficult to allow myself to depend on others.

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3.I often worry that other people don’t really love me.

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4.I find that others are reluctant to get as close as I would like.

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5.I am comfortable depending on others.

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6.I don’t worry about people getting too close to me.

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7.I find that people are never there when you need them.

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8.I am somewhat uncomfortable being close to others.

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9.I often worry that other people won’t want to stay with me.

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10.When I show my feelings for others, I’m afraid they will not feel the same about me.

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11.I often wonder whether other people really care about me.

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12.I am comfortable developing close relationships with others.

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13.I am uncomfortable when anyone gets too emotionally close to me.

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14.I know that people will be there when I need them.

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15.I want to get close to people, but I worry about being hurt.

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16.I find it difficult to trust others completely.

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17.People often want me to be emotionally closer than I feel comfortable being.

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18.I am not sure that I can always depend on people to be there when I need them.

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