Table 2 Means, Standard Deviations, and the Ranges in Scores for Attachment-Based Measures by the Child’s Sex and Age
From: Attachment to mothers and fathers during middle childhood: an evidence from Polish sample
Sex | Age | N | Avoidant Coping | Preoccupied Coping | Security | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mother | Father | Mother | Father | Mother | Father | |||||||||
M (SD) | Range | M (SD) | Range | M (SD) | Range | M (SD) | Range | M (SD) | Range | M (SD) | Range | |||
Boys | 8 | 12 | 0.15 (0.20) | 0.00–0.50 | 0.13 (0.11) | 0.00–0.30 | 1.01 (0.50) | 0.20–1.80 | 0.92 (0.59) | 0.30–2.00 | 3.25 (0.47) | 2.27–4.00 | 3.25 (0.270 | 2.80–3.67 |
9 | 15 | 0.13 (0.13) | 0.00–0.40 | 0.13 (0.19) | 0.00–0.60 | 0.89 (0.50) | 0.10–1.80 | 0.93 (0.59) | 0.30–1.90 | 3.20 (0.39) | 2.40–3.73 | 3.27 (0.40) | 2.27–4.00 | |
10 | 13 | 0.25 (0.21) | 0.00–0.60 | 0.16 (0.28) | 0.00–0.90 | 0.90 (0.64) | 0.00–2.00 | 0.92 (0.67) | 0.20–2.00 | 3.18 (0.38) | 2.47–3.87 | 3.32 (0.42) | 2.40–3.80 | |
11 | 16 | 0.25 (0.21) | 0.00–0.70 | 0.29 (0.23) | 0.00–0.80 | 0.67 (0.47) | 0.00–1.60 | 0.51 (0.40) | 0.00–1.20 | 3.20 (0.47) | 2.07–3.73 | 2.95 (0.42) | 2.07–4.00 | |
12 | 11 | 0.53 (0.32) | 0.00–1.10 | 0.33 (0.29) | 0.00–0.80 | 0.40 (0.22) | 0.10–0.90 | 0.39 (0.28) | 0.00–1.00 | 3.07 (0.38) | 2.00–3.53 | 3.18 (0.25) | 2.80–3.67 | |
Girls | 8 | 14 | 0.14 (0.11) | 0.00–0.30 | 0.17 (0.26) | 0.00–0.80 | 0.98 (0.46) | 0.00–1.80 | 0.91 (0.50) | 0.20–1.80 | 3.16 (0.29) | 2.67–3.67 | 3.17 (0.38) | 2.40–3.73 |
9 | 14 | 0.20 (0.25) | 0.00–0.80 | 0.14 (0.22) | 0.00–0.80 | 0.81 (0.43) | 0.20–1.80 | 0.73 (0.53) | 0.20–1.80 | 3.23 (0.51) | 1.93–4.00 | 3.15 (0.34) | 2.73–3.80 | |
10 | 12 | 0.09 (0.22) | 0.00–0.70 | 0.18 (0.29) | 0.00–0.90 | 1.01 (0.49) | 0.20–2.00 | 1.06 (0.62) | 0.00–2.00 | 3.27 (0.48) | 2.33–4.00 | 3.14 (0.79) | 1.53–4.00 | |
11 | 11 | 0.19 (0.30) | 0.00–0.90 | 0.21 (0.21) | 0.00–0.60 | 0.65 (0.38) | 0.20–1.50 | 0.62 (0.30) | 0.10–1.10 | 3.20 (0.44) | 2.27–4.00 | 3.10 (0.38) | 2.73–4.00 | |
12 | 14 | 0.26 (0.30) | 0.00–1.10 | 0.28 (0.26) | 0.00–0.70 | 0.43 (0.25) | 0.00–0.90 | 0.41 (0.38) | 0.00–1.10 | 3.17 (0.55) | 2.40–3.73 | 3.41 (0.42) | 2.53–3.67 | |
Boys |  | 67 | 0.24 (0.23) | 0.00–1.00 | 0.21 (0.23) | 0.00–0.90 | 0.77 (0.51) | 0.00–2.00 | 0.74 (0.56) | 0.00–2.00 | 3.19 (0.42) | 2.07–4.00 | 3.18 (0.38) | 2.07–4.00 |
Girls |  | 65 | 0.18 (0.24) | 0.00–1.10 | 0.20 (0.24) | 0.00–0.90 | 0.79 (0.47) | 0.00–2.00 | 0.74 (0.52) | 0.00–2.00 | 3.24 (0.47) | 1.93–4.00 | 3.19 (0.48) | 1.53–4.00 |
Total |  | 132 | 0.21 (0.24) | 0.00–1.10 | 0.20 (0.24) | 0.00–0.90 | 0.78 (0.49) | 0.00–2.00 | 0.74 (0.54) | 0.00–2.00 | 3.21 (0.44) | 1.93–4.00 | 3.19 (0.43) | 1.53–4.00 |