Based on the Adult Attachment Scale, the Revised Adult Attachment Scale (RAAS; Collins, 1996) was developed to assess individual differences in attachment style. This 18-item scale contains three subscales (each with 6 items):

(a) the close subscale measures the extent to which a person is comfortable with closeness and intimacy;

(b) the depend subscale assesses the extent to which a person is comfortable depending on others and believes that people can be relied on when needed; and

(c) the anxiety subscale measures the extent to which a person is worried about being rejected and abandoned by others.

The revised scale includes the following changes. First, one item on the close subscale was replaced to improve reliability. Second, one item on the anxiety scale that was poorly worded has been replaced with a similar item. Finally, two items on the anxiety scale concerned with a strong desire to "merge" with a partner were replaced with two new items concerned with "ambivalence" about relationships. Participants are asked to respond to each item in terms of their general orientation toward close relationships.