caa a22 4500 606238522 CHVBK 20210128101258.0 cr unu---uuuuu 210128e20150301xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s10862-014-9432-3 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s10862-014-9432-3 A Confirmatory Factor Analysis and Validation of the Vulnerable Attachment Style Questionnaire [Elektronische Daten] [Nuriye Kupeli, Sam Norton, Joseph Chilcot, Ulrike Schmidt, Iain Campbell, Nicholas Troop] The Vulnerable Attachment Style Questionnaire (VASQ; Bifulco et al., Psychological Medicine, 33, 1099-1110, 2003) was developed to assess adult attachment as a vulnerability factor for developing depression and identified two subscales, insecure attachment and proximity-seeking. The present study sought to confirm and further validate the factor structure of the VASQ in a large community convenience sample. The VASQ was completed by a large sample of men and women (N = 1236) as part of an online survey. The data were randomly split to allow both independent exploratory (EFA) and confirmatory factor analyses (CFA) to be conducted. A four-factor model consisting of two types of proximity-seeking (lack of autonomy and anxious-dependent) and insecurity (ambivalent and avoidant-dismissive) attachment patterns proved to be the best-fitting measurement model in this sample (X 2 = 186.7, df = 71, p < .001; CFI = .945, TLI = .929, RMSEA = .05). Although similar to the original questionnaire, the new factor structure resulted in the elimination of several items. Validity was confirmed with the shortened VASQ as similar associations with mood, stress, eating pathology and sex were observed for both the new shortened VASQ and original version of the VASQ. The structure of the VASQ was broadly consistent with the original solution although some items were removed and both subscales were further split into two sub-factors. Future research should use this tool in clinical and non-clinical groups to provide further support for its factor structure and to determine the clinical and theoretical usefulness of the different subscales. Springer Science+Business Media New York, 2014 Attachment nationallicence Vulnerable attachment style questionnaire (VASQ) nationallicence Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) nationallicence Disordered eating nationallicence Mood nationallicence Stress nationallicence Kupeli Nuriye Marie Curie Palliative Care Research Unit, Division of Psychiatry, University College London, 67-73 Charles Bell House, Riding House Street, W1W 7EJ, London, United Kingdom aut Norton Sam Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, London, United Kingdom aut Chilcot Joseph Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, London, United Kingdom aut Schmidt Ulrike Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, London, United Kingdom aut Campbell Iain Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, London, United Kingdom aut Troop Nicholas School of Psychology, University of Hertfordshire, London, United Kingdom aut Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment Springer US; http://www.springer-ny.com 37/1(2015-03-01), 153-163 0882-2689 37:1<153 2015 37 10862 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10862-014-9432-3 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10862-014-9432-3 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Kupeli Nuriye Marie Curie Palliative Care Research Unit, Division of Psychiatry, University College London, 67-73 Charles Bell House, Riding House Street, W1W 7EJ, London, United Kingdom aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Norton Sam Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, London, United Kingdom aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Chilcot Joseph Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, London, United Kingdom aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Schmidt Ulrike Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, London, United Kingdom aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Campbell Iain Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, London, United Kingdom aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Troop Nicholas School of Psychology, University of Hertfordshire, London, United Kingdom aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment Springer US; http://www.springer-ny.com 37/1(2015-03-01), 153-163 0882-2689 37:1<153 2015 37 10862