Table 2.
Descriptive statistics for sons at T1, T2 and T3 for self-esteem, perceived father–adolescent and mother–adolescent attachment, perceived parental relationship, number of close friends, presence of best friend and romantic partner
| Variables | Sons (N = 266) | F-test | p | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time 1 | Time 2 | Time 3 | |||
| M (SD) | M (SD) | M (SD) | |||
| Self-esteem | 3.30 (0.47) | 3.28 (0.52) | 3.33 (0.49) | F (2,781) = 2.66 | 0.071 |
| Perceived quality father–adolescent attachment relationship | 4.33 (0.69) | 4.22 (0.71) | 4.19 (0.74) | F (2,781) = 5.10 | 0.006 |
| Perceived quality mother–adolescent attachment relationship | 4.53 (0.60) | 4.42 (0.66) | 4.50 (0.70) | F (2,781) = 3.51 | 0.031 |
| Perceived quality parental relationship | 4.24 (0.50) | 4.21 (0.49) | 4.15 (0.57) | F (2,781) = 4.58 | 0.011 |
| Number of close friends | 16.53 (17.41) | 18.37 (19.94) | 19.73 (26.67) | F (2,781) = 2.27 | 0.105 |
| Presence of best friend | 0.85 (0.36) | 0.82 (0.39) | 0.79 (0.41) | F (2,781) = 3.37 | 0.035 |
| Presence of romantic partner | 0.11 (0.31) | 0.09 (0.28) | 0.18 (0.38) | F (2,781) = 6.89 | 0.001 |