From: Are parents really attached to their adopted children?
Hypotheses | Pakistan | China | United States | United Kingdom |
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 | Comparisons for Means for Non working parents VS Working parents with (2-tailed significance/ p-value) & empirical conclusion | |||
H1: The parents and adopted children relationship in terms of secure attachment is more in non-working parents than the working parents. | 0.31 > 0.15 (0.000) Accepted | 0.20 > 0.11 (0.000) Accepted | 0.13 > 0.07 (0.000) Accepted | 0.17 > 0.06 (0.000) Accepted |
H2: The parents and adopted children relationship in terms of avoidant attachment is more in non-working parents than the working parents. | 0.05 < 0.30 (0.000) Rejected | 0.05 < 0.21 (0.000) Rejected | 0.08 < 0.20 (0.000) Rejected | 0.09 < 0.15 (0.000) Rejected |
H3: The parents and adopted children relationship in terms of ambivalent attachment is more in non-working parents than the working parents. | 0.08 < 0.21 (0.000) Rejected | 0.06 < 0.19 (0.000) Rejected | 0.10 < 0.24 (0.000) Rejected | 0.11 < 0.20 (0.000) Rejected |
H4: The parents and adopted children relationship in terms of disorganized attachment is more in non-working parents than the working parents. | 0.09 < 0.11 (0.000) Rejected | 0.03 < 0.15 (0.000) Rejected | 0.05 < 0.13 (0.000) Rejected | 0.04 < 0.18 (0.000) Rejected |
 | Comparisons for Means for Female parents VS Male parents with (2-tailed significance/ p-value) & empirical conclusion | |||
H5: The parents and adopted children relationship in terms of secure attachment is more in female parents than the male parents. | 0.21 > 0.12 (0.000) Accepted | 0.14 > 0.06 (0.000) Accepted | 0.10 > 0.09 (0.000) Accepted | 0.15 > 0.05 (0.000) Accepted |
H6: The parents and adopted children relationship in terms of avoidant attachment is more in female parents than the male parents. | 0.13 < 0.14 (0.079) Rejected | 0.07 < 0.18 (0.000) Rejected | 0.04 < 0.23 (0.000) Rejected | 0.12 < 0.14 (0.056) Rejected |
H7: The parents and adopted children relationship in terms of ambivalent attachment is more in female parents than the male parents. | 0.15 < 0.17 (0.103) Rejected | 0.08 < 0.16 (0.000) Rejected | 0.11 < 0.20 (0.000) Rejected | 0.12 < 0.16 (0.049) Rejected |
H8: The parents and adopted children relationship in terms of disorganized attachment is more in female parents than the male parents. | 0.02 < 0.06 (0.000) Rejected | 0.17 > 0.14 (0.047) Rejected | 0.11 < 0.12 (0.105) Rejected | 0.08 < 0.19 (0.000) Rejected |
 | Comparisons for Means for Younger children VS Elder children with (2-tailed significance/p-value) & empirical conclusion | |||
H9: The parents and adopted children relationship in terms of secure attachment is more in younger children than the elder children. | 0.21 > 0.16 (0.000) Accepted | 0.19 > 0.14 (0.000) Accepted | 0.10 > 0.01 (0.000) Accepted | 0.09 < 0.06 (0.000) Accepted |
H10: The parents and adopted children relationship in terms of avoidant attachment is more in younger children than the elder children. | 0.10 < 0.12 (0.061) Rejected | 0.10 < 0.17 (0.000) Rejected | 0.15 < 0.18 (0.030) Rejected | 0.11 < 0.17 (0.000) Rejected |
H11: The parents and adopted children relationship in terms of ambivalent attachment is more in younger children than the elder children. | 0.11 < 0.13 (0.070) Rejected | 0.09 < 0.14 (0.000) Rejected | 0.14 > 0.13 (0.155) Rejected | 0.10 < 0.18 (0.000) Rejected |
H12: The parents and adopted children relationship in terms of disorganized attachment is younger children than the elder children. | 0.04 < 0.05 (0.180) Rejected | 0.06 < 0.11 (0.000) Rejected | 0.13 < 0.15 (0.101) Rejected | 0.11 < 0.18 (0.000) Rejected |
 | Comparisons for Means for Female children VS Male children. with (2-tailed significance/ p-value) & empirical conclusion | |||
H13: The parents and adopted children relationship in terms of secure attachment is more in female children than the male children. | 0.22 > 0.15 (0.000) Accepted | 0.17 > 0.12 (0.000) Accepted | 0.06 > 0.03 (0.030) Accepted | 0.09 > 0.05 (0.027) Accepted |
H14: The parents and adopted children relationship in terms of avoidant attachment is more in female children than the male children. | 0.09 < 0.14 (0.170) Rejected | 0.11 < 0.19 (0.000) Rejected | 0.19 < 0.21 (0.020) Rejected | 0.14 < 0.16 (0.003) Rejected |
H15: The parents and adopted children relationship in terms of ambivalent attachment is more in female children than the male children. | 0.10 < 0.12 (0.160) Rejected | 0.07 < 0.13 (0.000) Rejected | 0.14 < 0.16 (0.001) Rejected | 0.13 < 0.15 (0.010) Rejected |
H16: The parents and adopted children relationship in terms of disorganized attachment is more female children than the male children. | 0.11 > 0.07 (0.002) Accepted | 0.09 < 0.12 (0.050) Rejected | 0.11 > 0.10 (0.090) Accepted | 0.13 < 0.15 (0.090) Rejected |