Stability and Discriminant Validity of the Adult Attachment Interview: A Psychometric Study in Young Israeli Adults

Abraham Sagi; Marinus H. van IJzendoorn; Miri Scharf; Nina Koren-Karie; Tirtsa Joels; Ofra Mayseless

doi:10.1037/0012-1649.30.5.771

Stability and Discriminant Validity of the Adult Attachment Interview: A Psychometric Study in Young Israeli Adults

Abraham Sagi, Marinus H. van IJzendoorn, Miri Scharf, Nina Koren-Karie, Tirtsa Joels, Ofra Mayseless

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Fifty-nine male and female Israeli students were interviewed twice by 2 different interviewers at 3-month intervals to assess the Adult Attachment Interview's (AAI; C. George, N. Kaplan, & M. Main, 1985) test-retest reliability and the effects of the interviewers on the interview itself as well as its subsequent classification. Various memory measures were used to obtain a wide range of information about subjects' memory abilities. Information was also obtained from the students' records about various intelligence-related skills. Results showed high degree of interjudge and test-retest reliabilities, irrespective of interviewers. The classifications on the AAI were not found to be associated with nonattachment-related memory and intelligence abilities.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	771-777
Number of pages	7
Journal	Developmental Psychology
Volume	30
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1037/0012-1649.30.5.771
State	Published - Sep 1994

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