SS
Security Scale (SS)
The Security Scale developed by Kerns and colleagues is a self-report questionnaire designed to measure the degree of attachment security the child perceives toward their mother. It is mainly used in research to assess individual differences in secure attachment among children aged 8 to 12. This questionnaire helps identify perceptions of the maternal figure's support, availability, and reliability.
- Number of questions
- 15 questions
- Estimated duration
- 10 minutes
- Language
- English
- Original name
- Security Scale
- Target audience
- Children (8-12 years)
- Authors
- Karen Kerns, Steven W. Klepac, J. Wayne Cole (1996)
- Category
- Childhood
Scoring & interpretation
Each item is rated on a 4- or 5-point Likert-type scale (depending on the version), generally ranging from “not at all true” to “completely true” for the child. Raw scores are summed; a higher score reflects a greater perceived attachment security toward the mother. There is no formal clinical cutoff; interpretation refers to the distribution of scores to categorize the level of security.
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