Memories of paternal relations are associated with coping and defense mechanisms in breast cancer patients: an observational study

Table 4 Median value and range interquartile of coping and defenses by type of attachment dimension with the father

	cut off^a	Response Variable	Number	Median	Q1	Q3	p-values^b
Paternal overprotection	≤12.5	Factor1	45	3.86	3.26	4.52	0.03
	>12.5		64	4.27	3.43	4.86
	≤12.5	Withdrawal		6.00	3.67	7.00	0.01
	>12.5			6.67	4.67	8.00
	≤12.5	Fantasy		2.33	1.00	3.67	0.05
	>12.5	Fantasy		3.50	1.83	5.00
	≤12.5	Hopelessness		12	10	17	0.05
	>12.5	Hopelessness		15	12	19
Paternal care	≤24	Repression	53	3.67	2.67	5.00	0.05
Paternal care	>24		56	2.83	1.67	4.00

^afrom Parker et al. [33]
^bMultivariate ANCOVA models with Paternal overprotection and Paternal care as explanatory variables, adjusted for age and mastectomy

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