Adult attachment style and maternal-infant bonding: the indirect path of parenting stress

BMC Psychology

Table 2 Descriptive statistics and Spearman’s correlations between study variables

	Mean	SD	Potential range	ECR Anxiety	ECR Avoidance	MPAS
ECR Anxiety	47.26	18.17	18–126
ECR Avoidance	30.13	12.05	18–126	.48**
MPAS	82.02	7.98	19–95	−.40**	−.32**
PSI-PD	114.28	21.69	54–270	.52**	.42**	−.67**
PSI-PD5	89.87	18.41	42–210	.52**	.44**	−.65**
PSI-CO	23.07	5.49	13–65	.40**	.38**	−.56**
PSI-SP	16.61	4.26	7–35	.33**	.34**	−.42**
PSI-IS	12.55	3.83	6–30	.39**	.37**	−.45**
PSI-DP	17.07	5.42	9–45	.48**	.38**	−.54**
PSI-RO	20.58	4.38	7–35	.38**	.24*	−.54**

ECR Experiences in Close Relationships, MPAS Maternal Postnatal Attachment Scale, PSI-PD Parenting Stress Index – Parent Domain, PSI-PD5 Parenting Stress Index – Parent Domain with 5 subscales, CO Competence, SP Spouse, IS Isolation, DP Depression, RO Role Restriction; N = 168; ^*p < .01, ^**p < .0001

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