Table 1.

Demographic characteristics of highly attachment anxiety individuals and matched controls.

Variable	AX (SD) (n = 19)	SE (SD) (n = 19)
Age (years)	20.7 (1.2)	21.6 (1.5)
Female	12	9
Education (years)	14.2 (1.2)	14.6 (1.4)
AX scores in ECR	88.6 (6.6)	50.5 (8.4)
AV scores in ECR	45.2 (11.3)	45.4 (11.4)
Trait anxiety score	41.5 (9.1)	37.4 (4.6)
Length of relationship	17.3 (5.7)	18.8 (8.0)

SD, standard deviation; ECR, Experience of Close Relationship scale; AX, attachment anxiety; AV, attachment avoidance.