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Table 1 Distribution of Inferred Childhood Experiences across Attachment Groups.

From: Attachment as an organizer of behavior: implications for substance abuse problems and willingness to seek treatment

 

Dismissing

(n = 81)

Preoccupied

(n = 16)

Earned-secure

(n = 25)

Continuous-secure

(n = 86)

 

M

SD

M

SD

M

SD

M

SD

Mother

        

   Loving

3.004

.18

2.584

.36

2.594

.29

5.801,2,3

.15

   Rejection

4.564

.23

5.214

.45

5.294

.37

1.801,2,3

.19

   Involving-Reversing

1.412

.20

2.851

.39

2.07

.32

1.81

.16

   Pressure-to-Achieve

1.79

.20

2.45

.39

1.2

.32

1.38

.16

   Neglecting

1.782

.18

3.541,3,4

.35

2.162,4

.29

1.262,3

.14

Father

        

   Loving

2.814

.18

2.994

.18

2.044

.29

5.511,2,3

.15

   Rejection

4.623,4

.23

3.753,4

.46

5.861,2,4

.38

2.091,2,3

.19

   Involving-Reversing

1.252

.12

2.281,4

.23

1.62

.19

1.132

.09

   Pressure-to-Achieve

1.57

.16

1.87

.31

2.204

.26

1.293

.13

   Neglecting

3.454

.28

3.674

.56

3.694

.46

2.061,2,3

.23

  1. Note. Superscripts indicate significantly different means across attachment classifications: 1 = Dismissing, 2 = Preoccupied, 3 = Earned-secure, 4 = Continuous-secure.