. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Jul 1.

Published in final edited form as: Attach Hum Dev. 2010 Jul;12(4):355–374. doi: 10.1080/14616730903416971

Table 4. Means (and SDs) for Depressive Symptoms, Perceived Parenting Competency, and Social Support by Attachment Classification.

T2 Dependent Variables	Depressive Symptoms	Perceived Parent Competency	Social Support Amount	Social Support Satisfaction
3-way Attachment Classifications:
Secure	17.48 (9.44)^a	49.04 (1.13) ^a	2.62 (.23) ^a	5.56(.21) ^a
Dismissing	14.84 (9.01) ^a	49.65 (1.16) ^a	2.19 (.23) ^a	5.46 (.21) ^a
Preoccupied	24.80 (12.87)^b	44.76 (1.24)^b	2.30 (.27) ^a	4.79 (.24) ^b
Overall ANCOVA	F(1, 59) = 3.98	F(1, 59) = 10.30	F(1, 59) = .85	F(1, 59) =5.79

Note. Groups with different superscripts in the same column differ significantly from each other.

*p < .05

**p < .01