Relationship Scales Questionnaire

The RSQ is a 30-item self report psychometric tool. It provides a continuous measure of adult attachment styles and is typically used in attachment research.

The four attachment styles are autonomous/secure, preoccupied/anxious, dismissive/avoidant, and fearful-avoidant/disorganized. The four styles differ in levels of anxiety and avoidance.

The RSQ has a two dimensional scoring system, where one dimension is the level of anxiety and the other is the level of avoidance. Items on the anxiety and avoidance sub scales are averaged separately to give a measure for each.