General Relationship Attitudes Scale

Domain:         Attitudes to Relationships/Marriage

Measure:        General Relationship Attitudes Scale (GRAS; Hazan & Shaver, 1987)

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Strongly Agree                                                              Strongly Disagree                                                                                                                                                      

(Note: In addition to the 5-point agree/disagree continuum, an alternative response format can involve the subject’s endorsement of only one of the three measurement items.)

1. Secure: I find it relatively easy to get close to others and am comfortable depending on them and having them depend on I don’t often worry about being abandoned or about someone getting too close to me.
2. Avoidant: I am somewhat uncomfortable being close to others; I find it difficult to trust them completely, difficult to allow myself to depend on them. I am nervous when anyone gets too close, and often, love partners want me to be more intimate than I feel comfortable being.
3. Anxious/Ambivalent: I find that others are reluctant to get as close as I would like. I am often worried that my partner doesn’t really love me or won’t want to stay with me. I want to merge completely with another person, and this desire sometimes scares people away.

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