The Parent/Child Reunion Inventory: a measure of attachment for children beyond the infancy years

Psychol Rep. 1990 Dec;67(3 Pt 2):1329-30. doi: 10.2466/pr0.1990.67.3f.1329.

Abstract

Three samples of children (ns = 42, 34, and 73) were rated for their attachments to parents using the Parent/Child Reunion Inventory. Scores for insecure and secure attachment correlated with criterion measures and showed adequate reliability and validity.

MeSH terms

  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Female
  • Foster Home Care / psychology
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Object Attachment*
  • Parent-Child Relations*
  • Personality Development*
  • Personality Inventory*
  • Psychometrics