Can I use the RQ and/or RSQ as a categorical measure of adult attachment?
The RSQ was NOT designed, nor intended to be used, as a categorical measure of attachment. We recommend scoring the measuring dimensionally. Please consult the Kurdek (2002) paper in JSPR which recommends the best approach for scoring the measure dimensionally. Although the RQ can be used as a categorical measure of attachment, we strongly advise against doing so. The field has long moved away from categorical approaches. A prototype or dimensional approach are the more acceptable ways to score the measure.
