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Infant mental health journal
03, 2021;42 (2): 188-205.

Development and validation of the Attachment Relationship Inventory-Caregiver Perception 2-5 years (ARI-CP 2-5): Psychometric structure, external validity, and norms.

Anouk Spruit, Cristina Colonnesi, Inge Wissink, Renée Uittenbogaard, Lucia Willems, Geert-Jan Stams, Marc Noom
Author Information
  1. Anouk Spruit: Research Institute of, Child Development and Education, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. ORCID
  2. Cristina Colonnesi: Research Institute of, Child Development and Education, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. ORCID
  3. Inge Wissink: Research Institute of, Child Development and Education, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
  4. Renée Uittenbogaard: Basic Trust, Dordrecht, The Netherlands.
  5. Lucia Willems: Research Institute of, Child Development and Education, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
  6. Geert-Jan Stams: Research Institute of, Child Development and Education, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
  7. Marc Noom: Research Institute of, Child Development and Education, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
PMID: 33455023 DOI: 10.1002/imhj.21909

Abstract

There is a lack of instruments assessing child-caregiver attachment relationships in early childhood to be used in attachment-based practice, in particular from a caregiver's perception, which is an important factor of clinical importance to take into account in parenting interventions targeting young children. Therefore, the 48-item Attachment Relationship Inventory-Caregiver Perception 2-5 years (ARI-CP 2-5) was developed. Survey data of 446 caregivers of 2- to 5-year-old children were collected, and a subsample of 83 caregivers participated in an observation study. Confirmatory factor analysis confirmed a four-factor structure of secure, avoidant, ambivalent, and disorganized attachment relationship. Indications of configural, metric, and scalar invariance were found for caregivers' and children's sex, children's age, and population (clinical vs. general population). The four scales showed sufficient internal consistency and significant associations with children's psychopathology, caregivers' general attachment representations, caregivers' mind-mindedness, and population type. Moreover, preliminary evidence for convergent validity with observational attachment measures was found. It is concluded that the ARI-CP 2-5 is a valid instrument that can be used as part of the screening and assessment of insecure attachment relationships.

Keywords

Bindungsbeziehungen Fragebogen Perspektive der Bezugspersonen Validierung attachment relationships caregivers’ perception cuestionario percepción de los cuidadores perception des aidants naturels questionnaire relaciones de afectividad relations d'attachement validación validation علاقات التعلق، منظور مقدمي الرعاية، استبيان، التحقق من الصحة 依恋关系 愛着関係 検証 看护者感知 調査票 问卷 養育者の認識 验证

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MeSH Term

Caregivers
Child, Preschool
Factor Analysis, Statistical
Humans
Perception
Psychometrics
Surveys and Questionnaires
Journal Article
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