. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Oct 1.

Published in final edited form as: J Fam Psychol. 2011 Oct;25(5):635–643. doi: 10.1037/a0023654

Table 1.

Descriptive statistics and mean comparisons based on attachment classification

	Grand (N = 119) M (SD)	Secure (n = 74) M (SD)	Avoidant (n = 30) M (SD)	Resistant (n = 15) M (SD)	F	p
Prenatal anger to cry	1.11 (.20)	1.11 (.21)	1.10 (.15)	1.16 (.21)	1.40	.25
Prenatal anxiety to cry	1.15 (.21)	1.12 (.17)^a	1.16 (.20)	1.27 (.35)^b	3.71	.03
Observed sensitivity 6M	2.84 (.18)	2.88 (.12)^a	2.74 (.26)^b	2.90 (.11)^a	10.65	.00
Observed sensitivity 16M	2.75(.27)	2.76 (.26)^a	2.81 (.28)^a	2.60 (.26)^b	4.97	.01
Punitive/minimizing 16M	2.64 (.71)	2.59 (.68)	2.70 (.74)	2.73 (.71)	0.50	.61
Distress reactions 16M	3.15 (1.02)	3.13 (.92)	3.33 (1.20)	2.76 (.94)	2.37	.10
Avoidant behavior 16 M	2.78 (1.69)	2.34 (1.30)^a	4.46 (1.22)^b	1.21 (1.30)^c	45.89	.00
Resistant behavior 16 M	1.67 (1.14)	1.62 (.88)^a	1.00 (.87)^b	3.35 (1.10)^c	36.50	.00

Different subscripts denote significant group differences at p < .05 based on Bonferonni’s Difference test.