Table 2.
Descriptive statistics and t-tests for dimensions of parent-child attachment between genders and sibling status (M±SD).
| Mother-Child Trust | Father-Child Trust | Parent-Child Trust | Mother-Child Communication | Father-Child Communication | Parent-Child Communication | Mother-Child Alienation | Father-Child Alienation | Parent-Child Alienation | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | Male | 11.13±2.46 | 10.91±2.61 | 22.05±4.74 | 10.58±2.45 | 10.46±2.78 | 21.04±4.86 | 8.62±3.59 | 8.75±3.83 | 17.38±6.97 |
| Female | 11.41±2.31 | 11.24±2.37 | 22.65±4.21 | 10.94±2.51 | 10.37±2.73 | 21.31±4.65 | 8.01±3.37 | 8.23±3.52 | 16.24±6.31 | |
| t(df) | −2.07(1318)* | −2.36(1318)* | −2.42(1318)* | −2.59(1318)* | 0.56(1318) | −1.03(1318) | 3.15(1318)** | 2.54(1318)* | 3.07(1318)* | |
| Sibling Status | Only child | 11.49±2.43 | 11.28±2.52 | 22.77±4.57 | 11.06±2.49 | 10.61±2.80 | 21.67±4.83 | 8.08±3.50 | 8.21±3.67 | 16.29±6.78 |
| Non-only child | 11.10±2.30 | 10.93±2.42 | 22.03±4.26 | 10.51±2.46 | 10.19±2.69 | 20.70±4.62 | 8.45±3.44 | 8.69±3.64 | 17.14±6.51 | |
| t(df) | 3.02(1318)** | 2.52(1318)* | 3.02(1318)** | 4.06(1318)*** | 2.77(1318)** | 3.73(1318)*** | 1.93(1318) | 2.39(1318)* | 2.34(1318)* |
SDs are reported in parentheses.
*
p<0.05;
**
p<0.01 and
***
p<0.001.