Brief Description

Description

The Relationships Questionnaire [RSQ-4] is a brief measure of adult attachment style. It includes four self-descriptions corresponding to the attachment styles proposed by Bartholomew and Horowitz: secure, preoccupied, dismissing-avoidant, and fearful-avoidant.

Purpose

The RSQ-4 is designed to assess attachment patterns in close interpersonal relationships and to identify the relational style that best characterizes the individual.

Scoring

The respondent first selects the one description that best represents their relational style. Then, all four descriptions are rated on a 7-point scale, from 1 = “not at all” to 7 = “very much.”

Psychometric Properties

Validity is supported by associations with other attachment measures, including the Experiences in Close Relationships – Revised (ECR-R). No official internal consistency coefficients, such as Cronbach’s alpha, are reported for this version.

Applications

The RSQ-4 can be used in research on adult attachment, close relationships, and interpersonal functioning, as well as in psychotherapeutic assessment and educational interventions.

References

Bartholomew, K., & Horowitz, L. (1991). Attachment styles among young adults: A test of a four-category model. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 61, 226–244.

Kafetsios, K. (2005). Attachment, Emotion, and Interpersonal Relationships. Athens: Dardanos.

Tsagarakis, M., Kafetsios, K., & Stalikas, A. (2007). Factor structure, validity, and reliability of the Greek version of the Revised Experiences in Close Relationships (ECR-R) measure of adult attachment. European Journal of Psychological Assessment, 23(1), 47–55.