Table 5.

OLS regression results, child attachment as a predictor of political orientation outcomes at age 26

	Ideological conservativism					Republican Party affiliation					Democratic Party affiliation
	b	SE (b)	β	t	p	b	SE (b)	β	t	p	b	SE (b)	β	t	p
Attachment
Anxious	0.28	0.12	0.24	2.23	.03	0.12	0.05	0.23	2.57	.01	−0.03	0.07	−0.03	−0.36	.72
Avoidant	−0.61	0.22	−0.53	−2.71	< .01	−0.15	0.09	−0.28	−1.60	.11	−0.13	0.14	−0.16	−0.95	.34
Disorganized	0.01	0.13	0.01	0.10	.92	0.02	0.06	0.05	0.43	.67	−0.09	0.09	−0.11	−0.96	.34

Note. N = 1,364. Standard errors are shown for unstandardized coefficients. Unstandardized coefficients were calculated using unstandardized predictors and outcomes, except observed maternal sensitivity was kept as a standardized predictor because the composite is inherently unitless. Controls included gender, race/ethnicity, maternal education, income-to-needs ratio, and geographic location. The adjusted R² for the ideological conservativism model was .09, F(18, 840) = 4.13, p < .001. The adjusted R² for the Republican Party affiliation model was .07, F(18, 957) = 3.74, p < .001. The adjusted R² for the Democratic Party affiliation model was .11, F(18, 936) = 5.68, p < .001.