TABLE 5.

Comparison of the attachment structure between patients and healthy volunteers.

ECR and ECR-RS	Patients N = 58			Controls N = 51
	Mean	Median	SD	Mean	Median	SD	Mean difference	Median difference	Wilcoxon test
									Z	p
ECR avoidance	3.90	3.97	0.98	3.30	3.33	0.81	0.60	0.64	−3.37	0.001
ECR anxiety	3.64	3.61	0.96	3.50	3.22	1.00	0.14	0.39	−0.97	0.333
ERC RS avoidance M Mean	3.73	3.42	1.66	3.31	3.17	1.33	0.42	0.25	−1.14	0.254
ECR RS anxiety M Mean	2.46	1.83	1.69	1.56	1.00	1.05	0.90	0.83	−2.88	0.004
ERC RS avoidance F Mean	4.03	4.00	1.35	4.10	4.00	1.39	–0.07	0.00	−0.04	0.968
ECR RS anxiety F Mean	2.44	2.00	1.68	1.58	1.00	0.93	0.86	1.00	−2.75	0.006
ERC RS avoidance P Mean	3.10	3.17	1.48	2.27	2.00	1.06	0.82	1.17	−2.88	0.004
ECR RS anxiety P Mean	2.89	2.33	1.99	2.69	2.00	1.65	0.20	0.33	−0.24	0.808
ERC RS avoidance BF Mean	3.42	3.50	1.48	2.49	2.50	0.99	0.93	1.00	−3.59	<0.001
ECR RS anxiety BF Mean	2.78	2.00	1.98	1.94	1.33	1.34	0.84	0.67	−1.92	0.055

M, mother; F, father; P, partner; BF, best friend.