Dev Psychopathol. 2012 Feb;24(1):1-8. doi: 10.1017/S0954579411000617.
The construct of emotional availability (EA) refers to the capacity of a dyad to share an emotional connection and to enjoy a mutually fulfilling and healthy relationship. The EA Scales were designed to assess multiple components of a relationship from the perspective of both partners. The four caregiver components include sensitivity, structuring, nonintrusiveness, and nonhostility; two scales measure the child's responsiveness to the caregiver and involvement of the caregiver. We describe the EA construct and introduce the papers in this issue, focusing on the contributions of this Special Section to a developmental psychopathology framework.
情感可用性（EA）的构建是指一对夫妻分享情感联系并享受相互充实和健康关系的能力。EA 量表旨在从双方的角度评估关系的多个组成部分。四个照顾者组成部分包括敏感性、结构化、非侵入性和非敌意；两个量表衡量孩子对照顾者的反应和照顾者的参与度。我们描述了 EA 结构，并介绍了本期特刊中的论文，重点介绍了本特刊对发展心理病理学框架的贡献。
