Table 1.

Means and SDs of the Emotions as a Child Scale (N 1,087)

Item	Anger		Fear		Sadness
	Scale		Scale		Scale
When I was angry/fearful/sad, parent/caregiver	M	SD	M	SD	M	SD
1. Responded to my anger/fear/sadness	3.81	.99	3.85	1.07	4.05	.99
2. Told me to stop being angry/fearful/sad	3.62	1.02	3.48	1.18	3.28	1.24
3. Helped me deal with the issue	3.68	1.03	3.82	1.07	3.96	1.05
4. Got very angry/fearful/sad	2.33	1.10	1.97	1.03	2.66	1.08
5. Told me that I was acting younger	2.33	1.19	1.88	1.05	2.03	1.09
6. Asked me what made me angry/fear/sad	3.81	.98	3.78	1.10	4.01	1.02
7. Told me not to worry	3.61	1.03	3.82	1.00	3.93	.95
8. Expressed that s/he was very angry/fearful/sad	2.39	1.05	2.08	1.09	2.66	1.06
9. Let me know s/he did not approve	2.75	1.22	2.22	1.19	2.23	1.20
10. Bought me something I liked	2.35	1.22	2.32	1.20	2.91	1.14
11. Told me to cheer up	3.55	1.06	3.58	1.07	3.76	1.00
12. Focused on me	3.62	1.04	3.75	1.05	3.85	1.00
13. Got very upset	2.50	1.07	2.07	1.05	2.29	1.07
14. Did not pay attention	2.14	1.01	1.92	.98	1.88	.99
15. Comforted me	3.63	1.05	3.84	1.07	3.89	1.03