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Table 3 Spearman’s correlation analysis between attachment insecurity and emotional and behavioral problems

From: The role of attachment relationship in adolescents’ problem behavior development: a cross-sectional study of Kenyan adolescents in Nairobi city

Correlations 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
1. Total VASQ 1        
2. Level of insecurity 0.712** 1       
3. Degree of proximity seeking 0.604** − 0.130 1      
4. Emotional symptoms 0.474** 0.359** 0.262** 1     
5. Conduct problem 0.328** 0.292** 0.133 0.311** 1    
6. Hyperactivity 0.258** 0.190* 0.149 0.421** 0.200* 1   
7. Peer problem 0.040 0.039 0.013 0.140 0.077 0.082 1  
8. Total difficulties score 0.469** 0.380** 0.237** 0.812** 0.653** 0.627** 0.424** 1
  1. Italicized numerals are strong positive correlations
  2. ** Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level (2-tailed). * Correlation is significant at the 0.05 level (2-tailed)