A NEW MEASURE FOR AN IMPORTANT CONSTRUCT - THE ATTACHMENT AND OBJECT RELATIONS INVENTORY

This article describes the development of the Attachment and Object Re lations Inventory (AORI). The AORI, a dimensional measure based on fac tor structure, was developed in response to the psychometric problems typical to attachment style measures that are categorical in nature. T est-retest reliability and internal consistency were high. A factor an alysis of the 75 AORI items confirmed the existence of at least 6 fact ors and explained approximately 50% of the item variance. Convergent a nd discriminant validity of the AORI was supported through appropriate relationships with measures of depression, anxiety, and personality, and other measures of attachment and object relations.