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. 2016 Mar 4;11(3):e0150375. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0150375

Table 4. Dismissing, Preoccupied and disorganized attachment: Need Threat Means and Standard Deviations after Being Ostracized.

Self-esteem Meaningful Existence
M SD M SD
Dismissing 4.68 1.44 4.32 1.42
Preoccupied 4.96 1.21 3.92 1.35
Disorganized 4.19 1.81 2.97 1.43

Lower scores index less need satisfaction (i.e., more need threat).