Table 4 Country-wise means for various attachments of parents with adopted children in terms of gender of children
From: Are parents really attached to their adopted children?
Types of attachments | Gender of children | Pakistan | China | United States | United Kingdom |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Secure attachment | Female | 0.22 | 0.17 | 0.06 | 0.09 |
Male | 0.15 | 0.12 | 0.03 | 0.05 | |
Avoidant attachment | Female | 0.09 | 0.11 | 0.19 | 0.14 |
Male | 0.14 | 0.19 | 0.21 | 0.16 | |
Ambivalent attachment | Female | 0.10 | 0.07 | 0.14 | 0.13 |
Male | 0.12 | 0.13 | 0.16 | 0.15 | |
Disorganized attachment | Female | 0.11 | 0.09 | 0.11 | 0.13 |
Male | 0.07 | 0.12 | 0.10 | 0.15 |