Table 5.
Study Variables by Unresolved Attachment Scale Scores
| Variable | Unresolved scale score
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| N | M (SD) | Test statistic | N | M (SD) | Test statistic | |
| Age | 86 | r = .15 | 84 | r= .21 | ||
| No. of loss-trauma events | 86 | r = .24* | 84 | r = .32** | ||
| AAI coherence of transcript | 86 | r = −.28** | 84 | r = −.24* | ||
| Sex | z = −1.92 | z = −1.80 | ||||
| Male | 39 | 3. 09 (1.89) | 38 | 2.97 (1.92) | ||
| Female | 47 | 3.99 (2.28) | 46 | 3.85 (2.30) | ||
| Biological parent diagnosis | z = −0.05 | z = −0.04 | ||||
| Control | 51 | 3.57 (2.14) | 51 | 3.44 (2.11) | ||
| Proband | 35 | 3.60 (2.20) | 33 | 3.47 (2.29) | ||
| Age at adoption | K-W: χ2(3) = 2.22 | K-W: χ2(3) = 2.42 | ||||
| Less then 1 month | 59 | 3.52 (2.20) | 58 | 3.34 (2.20) | ||
| 1 to 3 months | 10 | 4.30 (2.43) | 10 | 4.30 (2.43) | ||
| 3 to 6 months | 8 | 3.81 (1.69) | 7 | 3.79 (1.82) | ||
| Greater than 6 months | 7 | 2.86 (1.68) | 7 | 2.86 (1.68) | ||
| SNAP | ||||||
| Negative Temperament | 82 | r=.17 | 80 | r = .21 | ||
| Positive Temperament | 82 | r = −.08 | 80 | r = −.05 | ||
| Disinhibited Temperament | 82 | r= .19 | 80 | r = .16 | ||
| BSI | ||||||
| Depression | 81 | r= .21 | 79 | r = .24* | ||
| Interpersonal sensitivity | 81 | r =.21 | 79 | r = .24* | ||
| Anxiety | 81 | r =.11 | 79 | r = .12 | ||
| Hostility | 81 | r =.15 | 79 | r = .12 | ||
Note. The rs are Spearman rho correlations, and the; z statistics are from Mann-Whitney U tests. Uo = unresolved loss or trauma seals score; UL. = unresolved loss scale score; AAI = Adult Attachment Interview; K-W = Kraskal-Wallis: SNAP = Schedule for Nonadaptive and Adaptive Personality; BSI = Brief Symptom Instrument.
*
p <.05.
**
p <.01.