Table 5.
Intercepts and linear change estimates (when applicable) of study variables by attachment category.
| Infant-mother attachment |
Infant-father attachment |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Insecure-avoidant (A) | Secure(B) | Insecure-ambivalent (C) | Insecure-avoidant (A) | Secure (B) | Insecure-ambivalent (C) | |
| Parent sensitivity | ||||||
| Intercept | 4.08 (.12)b | 4.31 (.12)a | 4.16 (.14) | 3.71 (.11)a | 4.18 (.04)b | 4.09 (.10)b |
| High intensity pleasure | ||||||
| Intercept | 5.75 (.27) | 5.72 (.26) | 5.65 (.30) | 5.46 (.20) | 5.33 (.07) | 5.53 (.19) |
| Activity level | ||||||
| Intercept | 3.93 (.25) | 4.29 (.24) | 4.25 (.28) | 4.33 (.19) | 4.18 (.06) | 3.88 (.18) |
| Approach | ||||||
| Intercept | 3.60 (.40) | 3.59 (.32) | 4.05 (.41) | 3.59 (.35) | 3.32 (.12) | 3.95 (.32) |
| Linear change | 4.98 (1.18) | 5.94 (.41) | 4.71 (1.00) | 5.51 (1.27) | 5.86 (.42) | 4.43 (1.22) |
| Laughter and smiling | ||||||
| Intercept | 4.57 (.36) | 4.83 (.35) | 4.84 (.40) | 4.54 (.27) | 4.36 (.09) | 4.46 (.26 |
| Vocal affectivity | ||||||
| Intercept | 3.94 (.37) | 3.99 (.31) | 3.98 (.39) | 4.37 (.31)b | 3.73 (.10)a | 3.86 (.28) |
| Linear change | 2.31 (.85) | 2.59 (.29) | 3.19 (.71) | .50 (.88)b | 2.90 (.29)a | 2.26 (.85) |
| Perceptual sensitivity | ||||||
| Intercept | 3.43 (.34) | 3.58 (.33) | 3.83 (.38) | 3.36 (.26) | 3.42 (.09)a | 4.01 (.25)b |
| Distress to limitations | ||||||
| Intercept | 3.48 (.28) | 3.41 (.25) | 3.47 (.30) | 3.35 (.24) | 3.49 (.08) | 3.39 (.22) |
| Linear change | −.13 (.86) | .54 (.30) | .40 (.72) | 1.45 (.90) | .39 (.30) | .81 (.88) |
| Fear | ||||||
| Intercept | 1.75 (.26) | 1.85 (.24) | 2.01 (.28) | 2.14 (.21) | 1.98 (.07) | 2.15 (.19) |
| Linear change | 1.17 (.85) | .93 (.30) | 2.01 (.72) | .13 (.89) | 1.23 (.30) | 1.24 (.88) |
| Sadness | ||||||
| Intercept | 3.07 (.32) | 3.00 (.28) | 2.66 (.34) | 3.01 (.26) | 3.30 (.09) | 3.15 (.24) |
| Linear change | 1.02 (.80) | .33 (.28) | .49 (.67) | −.47 (.84) | .44 (.28) | .86 (.83) |
| Falling reactivity | ||||||
| Intercept | 4.82 (.36) | 4.82 (.32) | 4.84 (.39) | 5.28 (.30) | 5.01 (.10) | 5.11 (.28) |
| Linear change | 1.11 (.79) | −.13 (.27) | .12 (.66) | .16 (.85) | −.0004 (.28) | −.89 (.82) |
| Duration of orienting | ||||||
| Intercept | 4.06 (.38) | 3.84 (.32) | 3.79 (.41) | 3.79 (.34) | 3.73 (.11) | 4.00 (.31) |
| Linear change | 1.42 (1.10) | .93 (.38) | .81 (.94) | .98 (1.16) | .77 (.38) | .88 (1.12) |
| Low intensity pleasure | ||||||
| Intercept | 4.52 (.32) | 4.63 (.28) | 4.24 (.34) | 5.04 (.28) | 4.95 (.09) | 4.71 (.25) |
| Linear change | 1.58 (.91) | .33 (.32) | .97 (.76) | −.03 (.94) | .26 (.31)a | 2.49 (.92)b |
| Cuddliness | ||||||
| Intercept | 5.79 (.18)b | 5.41 (.18)a | 5.44 (.21) | 5.77 (.14)a | 5.78 (.05)a | 6.20 (.13)b |
| Soothability | ||||||
| Intercept | 4.90 (.25) | 4.96 (.25) | 4.91 (.28) | 5.04 (.19) | 4.90 (.06) | 4.95 (.17) |
Notes. Different superscripts within a row for mothers or fathers indicate significantly different slopes or intercepts between attachment groups. Analyses for differences between mother attachment classifications included infant gender and minority status in analyses.