Table 2.
Descriptive statistics for indicators of mother-child mutuality, maternal positivity and maternal negativity, by family type
| Natural conception | Gamete donation not informed | Gamete donation informed | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | SD | Range | Mean | SD | Range | Mean | SD | Range | ||
| Mother- child mutuality |
M responsiveness | 5.32 | .68 | 3–6 | 5.03 | .68 | 3–6 | 5.00 | .86 | 3–6 |
| C responsiveness | 4.82 | .92 | 2–6 | 4.58 | .98 | 1–6 | 4.35 | .99 | 2–6 | |
| D reciprocity | 1.80 | 1.01 | 0–5 | 1.53 | .80 | 0–3 | 1.75 | 1.33 | 0–5 | |
| D cooperation | 1.58 | 1.14 | 0–5 | 1.05 | .80 | 0–3 | 1.35 | .99 | 0–4 | |
| Maternal Positivity |
Interaction | 1.46 | .57 | 0–2 | 1.24 | .61 | 0–2 | 1.17 | .65 | 0–2 |
| Warmth | 1.06 | .79 | 0–2 | .84 | .80 | 0–2 | 1.17 | .72 | 0–2 | |
| Sensitivity | 1.52 | .64 | 0–2 | 1.10 | .58 | 0–2 | 1.24 | .62 | 0–2 | |
| Maternal negativity |
Frequency of battle | 1.26 | .76 | 0–2 | 1.31 | .73 | 0–2 | 1.52 | .67 | 0–2 |
| Level of battle | 1.15 | .53 | 0–2 | 1.24 | .43 | 1–2 | 1.26 | .54 | 0–2 | |
| Criticism | 1.11 | .66 | 0–2 | 1.11 | .61 | 0–2 | 1.09 | .60 | 0–2 | |
| Aggression | 1.11 | .60 | 0–2 | 1.16 | .64 | 0–2 | 1.30 | .47 | 1–2 | |