Standardization and Survey of the Psychometric Properties of Latency Attachment Scale

Abstract

The purpose of present study was to standardize and study of psychometric properties of Latency Attachment Scale340 students age 7 to 12 year were randomly selected as samples of the study from city of Isfahan. The parents answered the items of latency Attachment Scale. Using kronbach alpha, the reliability of each desirable factors obtained. (83, .8, .77, and .58 respectively). The validity of the questionnaire was verified using discriminant validity and face validity. Exploratory factor analysis extracted 4 distinct factors in the structure of the scale. The 90th percentile points were selected for the factors: 56, 72, 73, and 49 respectively. It was concluded that the results of validity and reliability analysis of Latency Attachment Scale shows that this instrument is reliable and valid and is capable to be used to investigate attachment disorder.

Keywords

• standardization
• psychometric properties
• Latency Attachment Scale