Gender Males

Females

Attachment Secure

Style Dismissing

Fearful

Preoccupied

HOV

F Interaction F (df, n)

F Gender F (df, n)

F Attachment F (df, n)

Post Hoc

Positive adjectives for mother

SD n

7.12 4.20 50

9.12 4.70 177

11.03 4.38 69

7.89 4.68 37

7.29 4.20 80

8.15 4.61 41

YES

F(3, 219) = 0.923p > 0.05

F(1, 219) = 6.854p < 0.05

F(3, 219) = 4.009p < 0.05

Secure >

Dismissing;

Secure >

Fearful;

Secure>

Preoccupied;

Negative adjectives for mother

SD n

2.96 2.93 50

2.69 3.08 177

1.67 1.64 69

2.73 3.12 37

3.61 3.65 80

2.93 3.01 41

NO

F(3, 219) = 0.159, p > 0.05

F(1, 219) = 0.10p > 0.05

F(3, 219) = 4.17p < 0.05

Secure < fearful

Positive adjectives for father

SD n

6.58 4.02 50

8.36 4.91 177

10.29 4.57 69

7.43 4.54 37

5.78 4.22 80

8.8 4.67 41

YES

F(3, 219) = 1.126p > 0.05

F(1, 219) = 5.982p < 0.05

F(3, 219) = 6.506p < 0.05

Secure > Dismissing;

Secure > Fearful;

Fearful < Preoccupied

Negative adjectives for father

SD n

2.66 3.15 50

2.37 2.58 177

1.62 1.97 69

1.70 1.91 37

3.51 3.49 80

2.37 1.89 41

NO

F(3, 219) = 0.658p > 0.05

F(1, 219) = 0.1p > 0.05

F(1, 219) = 7.098p < 0.05

Secure < Fearful > Dismissing

Positive adjectives for parental relationship

SD n

3.14 2.06 50

3.50 2.20 177

4.26 1.85 69

3.35 2.30 37

2.36 2.10 80

4.12 1.82 41

NO

F(3, 219) = 0.733p > 0.05

F(1, 219) = 1.098p > 0.05

F(3, 219) = 6.485p < 0.05

Secure > Fearful

< Preoccupied

Negative adjectives parental relationship

SD n

1.38 1.78 50

0.99 1.36 177

0.57 1.01 69

1.08 1.44 37

1.78 1.78 80

0.56 0.81 41

NO

F(3, 219) = 0.891p > 0.05

F(1, 219) = 1.113p > 0.05

F(3, 219) = 9.504p < 0.05

Secure <

Fearful

> Preoccupied

Relationship satisfaction

SD n

19.60 4.57 30

20.14 3.77 121

22.05 2.66 64

19.65 3.37 23

16.73 4.61 43

19.8 3.18 30

NO

F(3, 143) = 1.124p > 0.05

F(1, 143) = 0.345p > 0.05

F(3, 143) = 15.014p < 0.05

Secure > all; Dismissing > Fearful;

Preoccupied > Fearful