Table 2 Means and standard deviations for placement characteristics for children with and without symptoms of attachment disorder
From: Disturbances in attachment: inhibited and disinhibited symptoms in foster children
Without | Inhibition | Disinhibition | Mixed symptoms | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
(n = 84) | (n = 11) | (n = 19) | (n = 12) | |
M(SD) | M(SD) | M(SD) | M(SD) | |
Time since out of home placement | 37.06 (20.71) | 20.65 (14.69)* | 40.86 (21.92) | 39.63 (14.08) |
Age at out of home placement | 21.21 (21.71) | 40.64 (18.15)** | 22.25 (22.12) | 26.10 (19.89) |
Number of placements | 2.36 (1.44) | 3.00 (1.18) | 2.72 (1.90) | 2.50 (1.51) |
Time in current placement | 23.71 (20.87) | 9.56 (18.40)* | 19.67 (20.50) | 18.48 (17.28) |