Table 2.
Impact of attachment, parenting, and ADHD symptoms on emotion processing and alexithymia in the total sample
| Dependent variable (emotion processing) | Independent variablesa (attachment, parenting memories, ADHD symptoms, sex, age, education, and group) | β/t/p | ANOVA/R 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acceptance of own emotions (EES) | Secure (vs. anxious) in relation to partner (RASA) | 0.25/1.7/0.010 | df = 3; F = 4.8; p < 0.01/R 2 = 0.22 |
| Education | −0.26/−1.8/0.074 | ||
| Group | 0.25/1.7/0.089 | ||
| Experiencing being flooded with emotions (EES) | Secure (vs. anxious) in relation to partner (RASA) | −0.20/−2.1/0.045 | df = 4; F = 19.2; p < 0.001/R 2 = 0.61 |
| Emotional warmth of mother (QRPRB) | 0.17/1.7/0.096 | ||
| Childhood ADHD symptoms (WURS-k) | 0.60/5.7/0.000 | ||
| Sex | −0.39/−4.3/0.000 | ||
| Experiencing emotion regulation (EES) | Secure (vs. anxious) in relation to mother (RASA) | −0.40/−3.1/0.003 | df = 9; F = 5.0; p < 0.001/R 2 = 0.51 |
| Secure (vs. anxious) in relation to partner (RASA) | 0.53/3.8/0.000 | ||
| Depend. (vs. independ.) in relation to partner (RASA) | −0.22/−1.7/0.100 | ||
| Feeling comfortable depending on others (AAS) | −0.33/−2.0/0.057 | ||
| Rejection and punishment by mother (QRPRB) | −0.40/−2.6/0.015 | ||
| Emotional warmth of father (QRPRB) | 0.39/2.9/0.006 | ||
| Childhood ADHD symptoms (WURS-k) | 0.39/1.9/0.064 | ||
| Current inattentiveness (ADHD-SR) | −0.33/−1.8/0.071 | ||
| Education | −0.26/−1.9/0.063 | ||
| Experiencing self-control (EES) | Depend. (vs. independ.) in relation to mother (RASA) | −0.26/−2.2/0.032 | df = 5; F = 7.2; p < 0.001/R 2 = 0.43 |
| Feeling comfortable with closeness and intimacy (AAS) | 0.43/2.8/0.008 | ||
| Current hyperactivity (ADHD-SR) | −0.65/−1.7/0.095 | ||
| Current impulsivity (ADHD-SR) | −0.66/−2.7/0.095 | ||
| Current ADHD symptomatology (total) (ADHD-SR) | 1.02/2.3/0.025 | ||
| Alexithymia (TAS-20) | Secure (vs. anxious) in relation to partner (RASA) | −0.53/−4.3/0.000 | df = 3; F = 8.1; p < 0.001/R 2 = 0.33 |
| Anxiety about rejection or abandonment (AAS) | −0.29/−2.1/0.046 | ||
| Emotional warmth of father (QRPRB) | 0.31/2.1/0.039 |
aCollinearity statistics indicated that the independent variables did not explain each other (all variables with a tolerance >0.1 and a variance inflation factor <10)