Abstract
An existing set of items for the Q-sort methodology was adapted for a Hispanic population by reducing the numberof items, rewriting the items into "easy English" and translating the items into Spanish. Hispanic mothers completed Q-sort ratings, participated in the Strange Situation with their infants, and were visited in their homes. Observers completed Q-sort ratings after a laboratory or home visit. The mean correlation between Q-sort ratings was .56for mothers, .66for laboratory observations, and .68for home observations. The mean correlations of the easy English Q-sort items with the original wording and with the Spanish translation were .78 and .66, respectively. Ratings on the atachment items in the Q-set significantly differentiated attachment classifications determined from infant behavior in the Strange Situation. The results suggest that the Q-sort scores provide a quantitative measure of individual differences in security of infant attachment.
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