Intimate Bond Measure (IBM)

Owned by Claudia Alioto
Last updated: Feb 22, 2024

Reference

Wilhelm, K., & Parker, G. (1988). The development of a measure of intimate bonds. Psychological Medicine, 18, 225-34. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0033291700002051

List of questions

Question numberQuestionOriginal 24-item version
1Please judge your partner’s attitudes and behaviour towards you in recent times and tick the most appropriate box for each item. Is very considerate of me✓
2Please judge your partner’s attitudes and behaviour towards you in recent times and tick the most appropriate box for each item. Wants me to take his/her side in an argument✓
3Please judge your partner’s attitudes and behaviour towards you in recent times and tick the most appropriate box for each item. Wants to know exactly what I'm doing & where I am✓
4Please judge your partner’s attitudes and behaviour towards you in recent times and tick the most appropriate box for each item. Is a good companion✓
5Please judge your partner’s attitudes and behaviour towards you in recent times and tick the most appropriate box for each item. Is affectionate to me✓
6Please judge your partner’s attitudes and behaviour towards you in recent times and tick the most appropriate box for each item. Is clearly hurt if I don't accept his/her views✓
7Please judge your partner’s attitudes and behaviour towards you in recent times and tick the most appropriate box for each item. Tends to try to change me✓
8Please judge your partner’s attitudes and behaviour towards you in recent times and tick the most appropriate box for each item. Confides closely in me✓
9Please judge your partner’s attitudes and behaviour towards you in recent times and tick the most appropriate box for each item. Tends to criticize me over small issues✓
10Please judge your partner’s attitudes and behaviour towards you in recent times and tick the most appropriate box for each item. Understands my problems and worries✓
11Please judge your partner’s attitudes and behaviour towards you in recent times and tick the most appropriate box for each item. Tends to order me about✓
12Please judge your partner’s attitudes and behaviour towards you in recent times and tick the most appropriate box for each item. Insists I do exactly as I'm told✓
13Please judge your partner’s attitudes and behaviour towards you in recent times and tick the most appropriate box for each item. Is physically gentle and considerate✓
14Please judge your partner’s attitudes and behaviour towards you in recent times and tick the most appropriate box for each item. Makes me feel needed✓
15Please judge your partner’s attitudes and behaviour towards you in recent times and tick the most appropriate box for each item. Wants me to change in small ways✓
16Please judge your partner’s attitudes and behaviour towards you in recent times and tick the most appropriate box for each item. Is very loving to me✓
17Please judge your partner’s attitudes and behaviour towards you in recent times and tick the most appropriate box for each item. Seeks to dominate me✓
18Please judge your partner’s attitudes and behaviour towards you in recent times and tick the most appropriate box for each item. Is fun to be with✓
19Please judge your partner’s attitudes and behaviour towards you in recent times and tick the most appropriate box for each item. Wants to change me in big ways✓
20Please judge your partner’s attitudes and behaviour towards you in recent times and tick the most appropriate box for each item. Tends to control everything I do✓
21Please judge your partner’s attitudes and behaviour towards you in recent times and tick the most appropriate box for each item. Shows his/her appreciation of me✓
22Please judge your partner’s attitudes and behaviour towards you in recent times and tick the most appropriate box for each item. Is critical of me in private✓
23Please judge your partner’s attitudes and behaviour towards you in recent times and tick the most appropriate box for each item. Is gentle and kind to me✓
24Please judge your partner’s attitudes and behaviour towards you in recent times and tick the most appropriate box for each item. Speaks to me in a warm and friendly voice✓

Use of this scale in CLOSER Discovery study questionnaires and datasets

VersionStudyYearQuestionnaireDataset
Original 24-item versionALSPAC1993-1995Partner's Health Events and FeelingsALSPAC Partners Health Events and Feelings Questionnaire Dataset
Original 24-item versionALSPAC1993-1995Your Health Events and FeelingsALSPAC Your Health Events and Feelings Questionnaire Dataset
Original 24-item versionALSPAC1997-1999Mother's LifestyleALSPAC Mothers Lifestyle Questionnaire Dataset
Original 24-item versionALSPAC2000-2002Mother of a 9 year oldALSPAC Mother of a Nine Year Old Questionnaire Dataset
Original 24-item versionALSPAC2003-2005Twelve Years OnALSPAC Twelve Years On Questionnaire Dataset