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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Feb 29.
Published in final edited form as: Int J Transgend. 2015;16(1):49–61. doi: 10.1080/15532739.2015.1022680

Table 1.

Means Comparison Between Two Attachment-Style Clusters in ASQ Subscales Among Transgender Adults Participants (n = 48)

Attachment styles
Insecure attachment (N=20) Secure attachment (N=28)

M SD M SD t df

Confidence 3.66 0.14 4.50 0.09 −5.40*** 46
Discomfort with Closeness 4.33 0.15 3.52 0.11 4.43*** 46
Relationship as secondary 2.92 0.24 2.28 0.14 2.46* 46
Need for Approval 3.83 0.18 2.19 0.13 7.79*** 46
Preoccupation with Relationships 4.01 0.18 3.28 0.20 2.59* 46
*

p < .05

***

p < .001

Note. M = Means. SD = Standard Deviation.

The scores of all attachment subscales range from 1 (Completely disagree) to 6 (Completely agree).