Table 5.
Differences between parents of children adopted internationally, foster parents, parents living in poverty and referred to Child Protective Services, and lower-risk parents for the Adult Attachment Interview dimensions
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| Versus community parents | −0.21 | <.01 | −0.17 | .03 | 0.13 | .06 | 0.09 | .25 |
| Versus poverty/CPS-referred parents | −0.27 | <.01 | 0.15 | .12 | −0.23 | <.01 | −0.32 | <.01 |
| Foster parents | ||||||||
| Versus community parents | −0.01 | .74 | −0.01 | .87 | 0.15 | <.01 | 0.11 | .08 |
| Versus poverty/CPS-referred parents | −0.12 | <.01 | 0.09 | .10 | −0.19 | <.01 | −0.16 | <.01 |
| Versus internationally adoptive parents | 0.17 | <.01 | −0.04 | .54 | 0.06 | .22 | 0.01 | .86 |
Note: AAI, Adult Attachment Interview; CPS, Child Protective Services. Data for community parents are drawn from Haltigan, Leerkes, Supple, and Calkins (2014).