Table 1.

Descriptive Statistics of the Dismissing and Preoccupied Dimensions and Indicators for the Two-Factor Model of AAI State of Mind Rating Scales (N = 259) for European American and African American Ethnic Groups.

	European American (n = 128)				African American (n = 131)
AAI Dimensions and Indicators	min	max	M	SD	min	max	M	SD
Dismissing	1.25	7.00	2.98	1.27	1.25	6.63	3.27	1.22
Idealization (mother)	1.00	6.00	2.75	1.52	1.00	7.00	2.90	1.58
Idealization (father)	1.00	5.00	2.14	1.25	1.00	6.00	2.20	1.33
Lack of Memory	1.00	9.00	2.60	1.64	1.00	7.00	2.67	1.56
Coherence of Mind*	2.00	8.00	5.69	1.40	2.00	8.00	4.95	1.43
Preoccupied*	1.20	4.25	2.01	.45	1.40	5.20	2.30	.61
Anger (mother)	1.00	4.00	1.13	.52	1.00	8.00	1.27	.98
Anger (father)	1.00	4.00	1.16	.56	1.00	7.00	1.21	.73
Passivity*	1.00	5.00	2.30	.91	1.00	7.00	2.67	1.19
Unresolved Abuse	1.00	4.00	2.00	1.07	1.00	4.00	2.08	.95
Coherence of Mind*	2.00	8.00	5.69	1.40	2.00	8.00	4.95	1.43

Note. The theoretical range for all AAI state of mind scales is 1–9. Dismissing and preoccupied dimensions and indicators denoted by an asterisk reflect mean differences between the ethnicities on the dimension or indicator. All p values from independent samples t-tests ≤ .005, which is the Bonferroni corrected alpha level for multiple testing.