CDE EMOTIONAL DEPENDENCY QUESTIONNAIRE

1. DATA SHEET
Name : CDE Emotional Dependency Questionnaire.
Author : Lemos M. & Londono, N. H. (2006) – Catholic University of Colombia
Administration: Individual or collective
Duration : Variable approximately 10 to 15 minutes Application:
Adolescence and Adults
Evaluate : Emotional dependence.
Typification: General population scales (men – women / young people and adults)

2. BASIC FEATURES:
The CDE is composed of 23 items, with a scale of 1 to 6, Completely false about me, Mostly
false about me, Slightly more true than false, Moderately true about me, Mostly true about me,
Describes me perfectly. Qualifying in the sense of emotional dependence with a high score as
pathological and absence of emotional dependence in the positive sense.

In its final factor analysis it has revealed 6 components: Separation anxiety, Affective
expression of the couple, Modification of plans, Fear of loneliness, Borderline Expression and
Seeking attention.

Its preferred areas of application are clinical, educational and research with adolescents and
adults.

3. APPLICATION AND CORRECTION RULES:

A) Specific rules:
- Can be applied individually or collectively
- Explain clearly about the objective, seeking that the subjects understand it,
- Subjects must respond as honestly as possible.
- There are no right or wrong answers.
- In the event that a term is difficult to understand for any of the subjects, there is no
problem in replacing it with another synonym more familiar to them.
- It should be understood that when responding you should base your response on
what you feel, not what you think is right.
- It must be insisted that they respond to all the proposed situations. Application:

B) It must be ensured that all subjects perfectly understand how to respond to it.
- They must mark or circle the number of the chosen alternative,
- There is NO time limit, but due to its brevity, subjects do not usually take more
than 15 minutes.

C) Correction and punctuation:

The answers written down by the subject are corrected by adding the items according to
the decade value and granting the assigned score according to the answer given by the
subject.
The scores obtained are considered according to each factor to which they belong,
therefore, it is only necessary to add the points obtained in each factor and record that
score as a direct score (PD). With the total score they are transformed with the
corresponding scales that are presented in the attached sheet.

INTERPRETATION OF SCORES GENERAL RESULT

With the help of the Percentile achieved, we have a first global index of the level of emotional
dependence. If the PC is 44 or below, the subject's level will be absence of emotional
dependence. If the percentile falls in
85.8 or more we talk about a HIGH level of emotional dependence. If the Percentile is between
45 and 85.7, it is a normal level of emotional dependence.
 CDE
Lemos M. & Londono, N. H. (2006)
Age:……… Sex:……… Degree of
instruction:………………………...

 I am currently in a romantic relationship: YEA NO

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 I previously had a romantic relationship: YEA NO
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 I still haven't had any romantic relationship: YEA NO
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Instructions:
You will find some statements that a person could use to describe themselves.
Please read each sentence and decide how well it describes you. When you're not sure, base your answer on
what you feel, not what you think is right. Choose the highest score from 1 to 6 that best describes you based
on the following scale:
1 2 3 4 5 6
Completely Most fake of me slightly more Moderately true of me Most of it Describes me
false of me true than false true of me perfectly
1.
I feel helpless when I'm alone 1 2 3 4 5 6
2.
I am worried about the idea of being abandoned by my partner. 1 2 3 4 5 6
3.
To attract my partner I seek to dazzle or entertain her 1 2 3 4 5 6
4.
I do everything possible to be the center of attention in my partner's life. 1 2 3 4 5 6
5.
I constantly need expressions of affection from my partner 1 2 3 4 5 6
6.
If my partner doesn't call or doesn't show up at the agreed time, it distresses
1 2 3 4 5 6
me to think that he or she is angry with me.
7.
When my partner has to be away for a few days I feel distressed 1 2 3 4 5 6
8.
When I argue with my partner I worry that he will stop loving me. 1 2 3 4 5 6
9.
I have threatened to hurt myself so that my partner doesn't leave me 1 2 3 4 5 6
10.
I am someone needy and weak 1 2 3 4 5 6
11.
I need my partner to be expressive with me too much 1 2 3 4 5 6
12.
I need to have a person for whom I am more special than others 1 2 3 4 5 6
13.
When I have an argument with my partner I feel empty 1 2 3 4 5 6
14.
I feel very bad if my partner does not constantly express affection to me. 1 2 3 4 5 6
15.
I am afraid that my partner will abandon me 1 2 3 4 5 6
16.
If my partner proposes a program to me, I leave all the activities I have to be
1 2 3 4 5 6
with her.
17.
If I don't know where my partner is, I feel uneasy. 1 2 3 4 5 6
18.
I feel a strong sense of emptiness when I'm alone 1 2 3 4 5 6
19.
I can't tolerate loneliness 1 2 3 4 5 6
20.
I am capable of doing reckless things, even risking my life, to preserve the love
1 2 3 4 5 6
of another.
21.
If I have plans and my partner shows up, I change them just to be with her. 1 2 3 4 5 6
22.
I distance myself too much from my friends when I am in a relationship. 1 2 3 4 5 6
23.
I have fun only when I'm with my partner 1 2 3 4 5 6