Table 4 Means and standard deviations of psychopathology in children with and without symptoms of attachment disorder
From: Disturbances in attachment: inhibited and disinhibited symptoms in foster children
Without (n = 65) | Inhibited (n = 8) | Disinhibited (n = 13) | Mixed (n = 10) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
M(SD) | M(SD) p | M(SD) p | M(SD) p | |
Parents report | ||||
Internalizing | 51.74 (11.98) | 56.43 (10.09) | 57.48 (13.66)* | 76.84 (17.04)*** |
Externalizing | 51.97 (13.88) | 55.09 (19.13) | 61.14 (13.75)** | 73.24 (12.45)*** |
Total | 51.37 (12.10) | 54.50 (15.52) | 60.35 (13.68)** | 75.97 (12.81)*** |
Teacher’s report | ||||
Internalizing | 50.56 (9.59) | 49.65 (8.76) | 55.18 (13.69) | 61.05 (16.97)** |
Externalizing | 56.72 (14.21) | 52.83 (17.42) | 61.29 (12.39) | 66.83 (12.91)* |
Total | 51.63 (10.12) | 49.95 (14.73) | 56.36 (11.53) | 60.60 (10.53)* |