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. 2022 Jun 24;12(7):820. doi: 10.3390/brainsci12070820

Correction: Dagan et al. A Lifespan Development Theory of Insecure Attachment and Internalizing Symptoms: Integrating Meta-Analytic Evidence via a Testable Evolutionary Mis/Match Hypothesis. Brain Sci. 2021, 11, 1226

Or Dagan 1,*, Ashley M Groh 2, Sheri Madigan 3, Kristin Bernard 1
PMCID: PMC9312824  PMID: 35884765

Error in Table

In the original article [1], there was a mistake in Table 1 as published. The confidence interval reported for the comparison between insecure-dismissing and secure attachment adolescence and adulthood classification groups was wrong. The corrected Table 1 appears below. The authors apologize for any inconvenience caused and state that the scientific conclusions are unaffected. The original article has been updated.

Table 1.

List of meta-analyses assessing the magnitude of the links between insecure attachment patterns and internalizing symptoms.

Author (Year) Attachment Measures Most Prevalent Symptoms Measures Attachment Group Comparison k N Cohen’s d
(95% CI)
Heterogeneity
CHILDHOOD
Groh et al. (2012) [60] SSP CBCL A versus B+C+D 22 3119 0.17 (0.03, 0.31) Q(21) = 32.82 *
C versus B+A+D 21 3078 0.03 (−0.11, 0.17) Q(20) = 26.05
Madigan et al. (2013) [53] SSP CBCL, TRF A versus B 21 1852 0.29 (0.12, 0.45) Q(20) = 33.78 *
C versus B 21 1823 0.10 (−0.12, 0.32) Q(20) = 30.11 *
A versus C 19 664 −0.17 (−0.41, 0.06) Q(18) = 48.35 **
ADOLESCENCE AND ADULTHOOD
Dagan et al. (2018) [61] AAI BDI, CES-D Ds versus F 43 2881 0.09 (−0.03, 0.22) Q(42) = 90.68 ***
E versus F 38 2079 0.48 (0.30, 0.65) Q(37) = 71.90 ***
E versus Ds 37 1285 0.34 (0.19, 0.50) Q(36) = 47.65
Dagan et al. (2020) [62] AAI BSI, SCL-90-R Ds versus F 50 4376 −0.02 (−0.10, 0.05) Q(49) = 68.09 *
E versus F 42 3271 0.35 (0.19, 0.50) Q(41) = 99.53 ***
E versus Ds 41 2184 0.31 (0.15, 0.47) Q(40) = 88.99 ***

Bolded letters represent the attachment classification groups associated with significantly more reported symptoms compared with the other group(s). k = Number of studies; N = Number of participants; AAI = Adult Attachment Interview; SSP = Strange Situation Procedure; BDI = Beck Depression Inventory (self-report); BSI = Brief Symptom Inventory (self-report); CBCL = Child Behavior Checklist (parent report); CES-D = Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (self-report); SCL-90-R = Symptom Checklist-90-Revised (self-report); TRF = Teacher’s Report Form; A = Insecure-Avoidant; B = Secure; C = Insecure-Resistant; Ds = Insecure-Dismissing; E = Insecure-Preoccupied; F = Secure-Autonomous. * p < 0.05. ** p < 0.01. *** p < 0.001.

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  • 1.Dagan O., Groh A.M., Madigan S., Bernard K. A Lifespan Development Theory of Insecure Attachment and Internalizing Symptoms: Integrating Meta-Analytic Evidence via a Testable Evolutionary Mis/Match Hypothesis. Brain Sci. 2021;11:1226. doi: 10.3390/brainsci11091226. [DOI] [PMC free article] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]

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