Table 2.
Descriptive statistics for the study variables according to parental chronic illness status (N = 1,266).
| No maternal chronic illness | Maternal chronic illness | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | Mean | SD | N | Mean | SD | |
| Attachment to mothera | 1,108 | 3.79 | 0.59 | 66 | 3.67 | 0.57 |
| Attachment to fathera | 1,066 | 3.61 | 0.61 | 62 | 3.35 | 0.70 |
| Attachment to friendsa | 1,111 | 3.17 | 0.55 | 64 | 3.31 | 0.59 |
| Internalizing problemsb | 1,129 | 11.63 | 10.99 | 66 | 14.92 | 13.17 |
| No paternal chronic illness | Paternal chronic illness | |||||
| Attachment to mothera (T2) | 1,106 | 3.79 | 0.59 | 57 | 3.51 | 0.60 |
| Attachment to fathera (T2) | 1,075 | 3.61 | 0.62 | 55 | 3.31 | 0.63 |
| Attachment to friendsa (T2) | 1,109 | 3.17 | 0.55 | 58 | 3.29 | 0.66 |
| Internalizing problemsb (T4) | 1,129 | 11.67 | 11.05 | 58 | 14.91 | 13.18 |
a
Measured by the revised version of the Inventory of Parent and Peer Attachment (IPPA), with high scores indicating more security in the attachment relationship (Range: 1-5).
b
Measured by the Adult Self-Report (ASR), a part of the Achenbach System of Empirically Based Assessment (ASEBA) taxonomy. Higher mean scores indicate higher levels of internalizing problems (Range: 0-80).