Lipson-Parra H
Issues Ment Health Nurs. 1990;11(1):72-92.
This study describes the development of a reliable and valid instrument that can be used to assess attachment in older adults: the Lipson-Parra Adult Attachment Scale (LAAS). The three-phase design included a critique of the initial 60-item instrument by a panel of experts, a pilot test with 16 respondents, and a field study with 211 respondents ranging in age from 65 to 99 years. The construct validity of the tool was established via factor analysis. A high alpha coefficient of .97 provided strong evidence for its reliability. Significant correlations were found between attachment scores and items regarding residential proximity, contact frequency, and the closeness of the parental relationships. One-way analysis of variance produced significant differences in means according to marital status, number of living children, and living arrangement. Subsequent testing of the revised 20-item LAAS on a sample of 202 respondents provided further support for the reliability and validity of the LAAS. With the development of a reliable and valid instrument that can be used to assess attachment in adults, a better understanding of bonds in older individuals will now be possible.
本研究描述了一种可靠且有效的工具的开发过程，该工具可用于评估老年人的依恋关系：利普森 - 帕拉成人依恋量表（LAAS）。该三阶段设计包括由专家小组对最初的60个项目的工具进行评估、对16名受访者进行预测试，以及对211名年龄在65岁至99岁之间的受访者进行实地研究。该工具的结构效度通过因子分析得以确立。高达0.97的阿尔法系数为其可靠性提供了有力证据。依恋分数与关于居住距离、联系频率以及亲子关系亲密程度的项目之间存在显著相关性。单因素方差分析根据婚姻状况、在世子女数量和居住安排得出了显著的均值差异。随后在202名受访者样本上对修订后的20项LAAS进行测试，为LAAS的可靠性和效度提供了进一步支持。随着一种可用于评估成年人依恋关系的可靠且有效工具的开发，现在有可能更好地理解老年人之间的关系。
