Adolescent attachment in Nepal: Testing the factorial validity of two scales. Issue 4 (4th July 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Sochos, Antigonos; Lokshum, Chetana
• Is Part Of: European journal of developmental psychology. Volume 14:Issue 4(2017)
• Page Start: 498
• Page End: 508
• Publication Date: 2017-07-04
• Subjects: Attachment -- cross-cultural validity -- confirmatory factor analysis; Developmental psychology -- Periodicals; Developmental psychology -- Europe -- Periodicals; 155
• DOI: 10.1080/17405629.2016.1237873
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1740-5629

Abstract

Abstract: Attachment theory is an important framework in the psychology of human development and has direct relevance to the study of adolescence. The cross-cultural validity of attachment constructs and measures has been the subject of lively debate among experts. Using confirmatory factor analysis, the present study tested the factor structure of the Adolescent Attachment Questionnaire and the Adolescent Unresolved Attachment Questionnaire in a sample of 279 Nepali adolescents. The hypothesised models had a good fit and further tests established the measurement invariance of the two instruments. The cross-cultural validity of the measures was supported but areas of cultural variation were also highlighted.