Table 3:  Analysis of variance for the adult attachment styles.

 

F

Source

df

Secure

Preoccupied

Dismissing

Fearful

1978 Paternal quadrant

3

0.33

0.11

0.38

0.89

1978 Maternal quadrant

3

0.26

2.24

1.48

0.87

Gender

1

2.67

0.29

0.28

0.36

Maternal quadrant x paternal quadrant

9

0.84

1.6

0.58

1.68

Paternal quadrant x gender

3

0.25

1.84

0.07

0.12

Maternal quadrant x gender

3

3.48*

2.31

4.06**

1.68

Gender  x maternal quadrant x paternal quadrant

6

0.37

2.26*

0.78

1.70

S within-group error

104

(2.24)

(1.89)

(3.93)

(2.3)

 

Note.  Values enclosed in parentheses represent mean square errors. 

*p < 0.05, **p < 0.01