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Adult Attachment Clinical Scales (AACS)

Name

Email

Age (Years)

Instructions: Please rate each statement on the following scale:
1 = Not at all characteristic of me
2 = Slightly characteristic of me
3 = Moderately characteristic of me
4 = Very characteristic of me
5 = Extremely characteristic of me

I find it difficult to allow myself to depend on others

I find it difficult to allow myself to depend on others
A
B
C
D
E

People are never there when you need them

People are never there when you need them
A
B
C
D
E

I am comfortable depending on others

I am comfortable depending on others
A
B
C
D
E

I know that others will be there when I need them

I know that others will be there when I need them
A
B
C
D
E

I find it difficult to trust others completely

I find it difficult to trust others completely
A
B
C
D
E

I am not sure that I can always depend on others to be there when I need them

I am not sure that I can always depend on others to be there when I need them
A
B
C
D
E

I do not often worry about being abandoned

I do not often worry about being abandoned
A
B
C
D
E

I often worry that my partner does not really love me

I often worry that my partner does not really love me
A
B
C
D
E

I find others are reluctant to get as close as I would like

I find others are reluctant to get as close as I would like
A
B
C
D
E

I often worry my partner will not want to stay with me

I often worry my partner will not want to stay with me
A
B
C
D
E

I want to merge completely with another person

I want to merge completely with another person
A
B
C
D
E

My desire to merge sometimes scares people away

My desire to merge sometimes scares people away
A
B
C
D
E

I find it relatively easy to get close to others

I find it relatively easy to get close to others
A
B
C
D
E

I do not often worry about someone getting close to me

I do not often worry about someone getting close to me
A
B
C
D
E

I am somewhat uncomfortable being close to others

I am somewhat uncomfortable being close to others
A
B
C
D
E

I am nervous when anyone gets too close

I am nervous when anyone gets too close
A
B
C
D
E

I am comfortable having others depend on me

I am comfortable having others depend on me
A
B
C
D
E

Often, love partners want me to be more intimate than I feel comfortable being

Often, love partners want me to be more intimate than I feel comfortable being
A
B
C
D
E