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Adult Attachment Questionnaire Test

Understand your attachment style in romantic relationships in about 4 minutes. Get clear insight into avoidance and anxiety to guide healthier communication and therapy goals.

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Questions: 174 minutes

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October 2, 2025

October 2, 2025
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October 2, 2025
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23/63

Anxiety (A)

Measures how strongly a person tends to worry about acceptance and relationship stability in close romantic relationships.

Low anxiety

Moderate anxiety

High anxiety

9 – 27: Low anxiety | 28 – 42: Moderate anxiety | 43 – 63: High anxiety

A score of 23 falls in the Low anxiety range, suggesting generally low concern about abandonment or uncertainty in close relationships.

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13/56

Avoidance (A)

Measures the extent to which a person tends to keep emotional distance and avoid closeness in romantic relationships.

Low avoidance

Moderate avoidance

High avoidance

8 – 25: Low avoidance | 26 – 40: Moderate avoidance | 41 – 56: High avoidance

A score of 13 falls in the Low avoidance range, suggesting little tendency to distance from emotional intimacy with a partner.

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DATA-BASED USER COHORTS

Who Usually Takes This Test?

People in rocky relationships

41%OF USERS

They want to understand why closeness feels hard or why reassurance is never enough with their partner.

Therapy and counseling clients

34%OF USERS

They take it to quickly map their attachment patterns and have clearer topics to discuss in sessions.

Curious self-improvers

25%OF USERS

They’re single or dating and want insight into their typical reactions to intimacy, conflict, and commitment.

BASED ON AGGREGATED, ANONYMIZED DATA FROM TENS OF THOUSANDS OF FREUDLY USERS.

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Anxiety (A)

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43.4

Normal range

36.2 — 50.6

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Avoidance (A)

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26.9

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19.2 — 34.6

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SAMPLE QUESTIONS

Example Questions From the Test

- Strongly disagree
- Disagree
- Somewhat disagree
- Not sure
- Somewhat agree
- Agree
- Strongly agree
- Strongly disagree
- Disagree
- Somewhat disagree
- Not sure
- Somewhat agree
- Agree
- Strongly agree
- Strongly disagree
- Disagree
- Somewhat disagree
- Not sure
- Somewhat agree
- Agree
- Strongly agree

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WHAT THE TEST MEASURES

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Adult Attachment Questionnaire Test - Symptoms and Signs

close relationships

attachment

This self-report measure assesses adult attachment-related patterns in close relationships. The Adult Attachment Questionnaire is intended to screen for individual differences commonly described in terms of attachment-related avoidance and anxiety.

The questionnaire includes 17 items and typically requires about 4 minutes to complete. It may be used in clinical or research contexts to support case formulation by identifying tendencies toward emotional distancing, discomfort with intimacy, heightened concerns about rejection, or need for reassurance.

Developed by C. Hazan and P. R. Shaver, the Adult Attachment Questionnaire is best interpreted alongside clinical interview data and other relevant measures, given that scores reflect self-reported relationship experiences and may be influenced by current relationship context and response style.

Author: C. Hazan, P. R. Shaver

Literature: Fraley, R. C., Waller, N. G., & Brennan, K. A. An item response theory analysis of self-report measures of adult attachment. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 2000.