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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Res Adolesc. 2014 Apr 28;25(3):427–442. doi: 10.1111/jora.12144

Table 3.

Relationship Experiences and Attachment With Mothers Across Grade and Gender

6 8 10 12 Overall Min Overall Max

Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female

M (SD) M (SD) M (SD) M (SD) M (SD) M (SD) M (SD) M (SD)
Support 3.90 (.68) 3.98 (.68) 3.20 (.75) 3.53 (.79) 3.04 (.79) 3.43 (.81) 3.05 (.78) 3.33 (.85) 1.17 5.00
Satisfaction 4.25 (.55) 4.23 (.64) 3.95 (.68) 3.89 (.72) 3.85 (.68) 3.85 (.65) 3.82 (.76) 3.70 (.77) 1.17 5.00
Disclosure 3.13 (.78) 3.50 (.82) 2.63 (.77) 3.11 (.85) 2.57 (.88) 3.11 (.84) 2.66 (.83) 2.91 (.85) 1.00 5.00
Approval 4.14 (.51) 4.11 (.58) 3.85 (.64) 3.92 (.55) 3.87 (.67) 3.94 (.64) 3.94 (.53) 3.87 (.67) 1.83 5.00
Companionship 3.71 (.62) 3.70 (.61) 3.30 (.64) 3.48 (.61) 3.01 (.65) 3.23 (.68) 2.79 (.64) 2.92 (.64) 1.50 5.00
Conflict 2.53 (.70) 2.56 (.71) 2.58 (.71) 2.70 (.75) 2.55 (.69) 2.57 (.64) 2.45 (.73) 2.52 (.79) 1.00 4.67
Criticism 1.80 (.49) 1.90 (.68) 1.91 (.57) 1.98 (.71) 1.89 (.58) 1.91 (.68) 1.81 (.58) 2.01 (.83) 1.00 4.33
Exclusion 1.77 (.51) 1.82 (.61) 1.88 (.54) 1.82 (.51) 1.75 (.42) 1.72 (.51) 1.62 (.44) 1.82 (.63) 1.00 4.00
Pressure 2.41 (.66) 2.32 (.60) 2.44 (.59) 2.50 (.68) 2.40 (.63) 2.36 (.70) 2.25 (.59) 2.16 (.77) 1.00 4.33
Power 3.40 (.63) 3.29 (.61) 3.42 (.57) 3.38 (.59) 3.25 (.53) 3.27 (.58) 3.14 (.51) 2.98 (.62) 1.33 4.83
Avoidance 1.90 (.74) 1.64 (.72) 1.99 (.84) 1.70 (.85) 2.12 (.87) 1.78 (.91) 1.81 (.89) 1.74 (.75) 1.00 5.00
Anxiety 1.43 (.56) 1.47 (.62) 1.49 (.62) 1.39 (.51) 1.49 (.56) 1.41 (.61) 1.26 (.42) 1.38 (.60) 1.00 4.00

Note. Overall Min and Max based on minimum and maximum for each construct across all grades when collapsed across gender.