ISSN: 2161-0487
Department of Clinical Psychology, School of Health in Social Science, University of Edinburgh, UK
Angus Macbeth is currently working as a Consultant in the Department of Psychology. Angus Macbeth research interests include Sport Psychology. Angus Macbeth has authored of many research articles/books related to Psychology.
 Research Article   
								
																Psychometric Properties of the Experiences in Close Relationship Scale (Short Form) with Pakistani Adolescents 
																Author(s): Somia Imran*, Angus MacBeth, Ethel Quayle and Stella W.Y. Chan             
								
																
						 Objective: Despite the increased interest globally in youth mental health, there is a lack of culturally-adapted 
  psychometric measures for use with adolescents within the South Asian context in general, and Pakistan specifically. 
  To address this gap one of the most efficient and cost effective methodological developments is to translate and 
validate psychometrically sound measures rather than developing indigenous scales.
Method: This study validated the Experiences in Close Relationship Scale-12 (ECR-12), in a sample of Pakistani 
  adolescents, using an Urdu translation. The ECR-12, Relationship Questionnaire (RQ), the Rosenberg`s Self-Esteem 
  Scale (RSES), and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) were administered to 400 adolescents aged 
  12-18 years from three schools in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. Cronbach’s a.. View More»
						  
																DOI:
								10.35248/2161-0487.20.10.379