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Attachment Style Questionnaire - Short Form (ASQ-SF)
Instructions:
The following are a number of statements with which some people agree and others disagree. Please rate
how much you personally agree or disagree with these statements - how much they reflect how you feel or
think personally.
Strongly Slightly Slightly Strongly
Disagree Agree
disagree disagree agree agree
I feel confident that other people will be there for me
1
when I need them
1 2 3 4 5 6
2 I prefer to depend on myself rather than other people 1 2 3 4 5 6
3 I prefer to keep to myself 1 2 3 4 5 6
Achieving things is more important than building
4
relationships
1 2 3 4 5 6
Doing your best is more important than getting on
5
with others
1 2 3 4 5 6
If you’ve got a job to do, you should do it no matter
6
who gets hurt
1 2 3 4 5 6
7 It’s important to me that others like me 1 2 3 4 5 6
I find it hard to make a decision unless I know what
8
other people think
1 2 3 4 5 6
9 My relationships with others are generally superficial 1 2 3 4 5 6
10 Sometimes I think I am no good at all 1 2 3 4 5 6
11 I find it hard to trust other people 1 2 3 4 5 6
12 I find it difficult to depend on others 1 2 3 4 5 6
I find that others are reluctant to get as close as I
13
would like
1 2 3 4 5 6
14 I find it relatively easy to get close to other people 1 2 3 4 5 6
15 I find it easy to trust others 6 5 4 3 2 1
16 I feel comfortable depending on other people 6 5 4 3 2 1
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Strongly Slightly Slightly Strongly
Disagree Agree
disagree disagree agree agree
I worry that others won’t care about me as much as I
17
care about them
1 2 3 4 5 6
18 I worry about people getting too close 1 2 3 4 5 6
19 I worry that I won’t measure up to other people 1 2 3 4 5 6
20 I have mixed feelings about being close to others 1 2 3 4 5 6
I wonder why people would want to be involved with
21
me
1 2 3 4 5 6
22 I worry a lot about my relationships 1 2 3 4 5 6
I wonder how I would cope without someone to love
23
me
1 2 3 4 5 6
24 I feel confident about relating to others 1 2 3 4 5 6
25 I often feel left out or alone 1 2 3 4 5 6
26 I often worry that I do not really fit with other people 6 5 4 3 2 1
Other people have their own problems, so I don’t
27
bother them with mine
1 2 3 4 5 6
If something is bothering me, others are generally
28
aware and concerned
1 2 3 4 5 6
I am confident that other people will like and respect
29
me
1 2 3 4 5 6
Developer Reference:
Alexander, R., Feeney, J., Hohaus, L., & Noller, P. (2001). Attachment style and coping resources as
predictors of coping strategies in the transition to parenthood. Personal Relationships, 8(2), 137–152.
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1475-6811.2001.tb00032.x
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