01634nas a2200229   4500000000100000008004100001260007600042653001600118653001200134653001100146653000900157653001700166100001900183700001700202700001900219245010100238300001200339490000700351520101800358022001401376020001401390       2014                            d  c07/2014bSociedad Española para el Estudio de la Ansiedad y el Estrés10aAdolescents10acouples10adating10ateen10ayouth people1 aIrache Urbiola1 aAna Estévez1 aLoseba Iraurgi00aEmotional dependency on courtship among youth (EDC): Development and validation of an instrument  a101-1140 v203 aEmotional dependency in interpersonal relationships is defined by the need of the other. As there is scarce research on the topic in young people, the aim of the study was to develop an instrument (DEN: Emotional dependency in Dating) to evaluate emotional dependency in those ages. The preliminary version was filled out by a sample of 286 adolescents, together with measures of emotional dependence, and the final version composed by 16 items was completed by 761 adolescents together with some measures related to dependence. The results have shown a factorial structure of four-first order factors (Avoid being alone, Need for exclusivity, Need to please others and Asymmetric relationship) and a second order factor (Emotional Dependency). The instrument has shown a convenient convergence with other instruments of emotional dependence and related constructs. The DEN has proved to be a valid and useful instrument to measure the construct of emotional dependence in couples of young people and adolescents.  a1134-7937  a2174-0437