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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