Factor structure of the Hansburg Separation Anxiety Test

This study examines two questions related to Hansburg's Separation Anxiety Test: To what extent can Hansburg's (1980a) matrix of correlations between theoretical factors be replicated in an independent sample? How closely do empirically derived factors from a factor analysis of test scales resemble the composition of Hansburg's theoretically based factors? A total of 135 New Zealand university students were given the Hansburg Separation Anxiety Test. Results provide minimal empirical support for Hansburg's theoretically based psychological systems factors. Additional factor replication studies with larger samples are needed to clarify the underlying empirical structure of the Separation Anxiety Test.