TPC Journal Volume 11 Issue 2

The Professional Counselor | Volume 11, Issue 2 135 Results Descriptive Statistics and Correlations The descriptive statistics of each variable are reported in Table 1. Table 1 Descriptive Statistics for Variables ( N = 1,708) Variables Α Range M(SD) Childhood Attachment 0.96 1–5 3.41 (0.92) Self-Esteem 0.89 1–4 2.88 (0.60) Anxious Adult Attachment 0.93 1–7 4.17 (1.26) Avoidant Adult Attachment 0.92 1–7 3.78 (1.56) Psychological Distress 0.94 0–4 1.30 (1.00) Pearson’s correlations between variables were computed. All bivariate statistics are presented in Table 2 and provided full support for our Hypothesis 1. For instance, childhood attachment was positively associated with self-esteem ( r = .38, p < .001) and negatively correlated with adult attachment anxiety ( r = -.26, p < .001) and avoidance ( r = -.45, p < .001), as well as with psychological distress ( r = -.35, p < .001). Significant negative correlations were found between self-esteem and adult attachment anxiety ( r = -.49, p < .001) and avoidance ( r = -.46, p < .001), and between self-esteem and psychological distress ( r = -.63, p < .001). Both adult attachment anxiety ( r = .57, p < .001) and avoidance ( r = .42, p < .001) were positively associated with psychological distress. Significant correlation was found between adult attachment anxiety and avoidance ( r = .31, p < .001). Table 2 Correlation Matrix of Variables ( N = 1,708) 1 2 3 4 5 1. Psychological Distress -- 2. Anxious Adult Attachment .57*** -- 3. Avoidant Adult Attachment .42*** .31*** -- 4. Self-Esteem -.63*** -.49*** -.46*** -- 5. Childhood Attachment -.35*** -.26*** -.45*** .38*** -- * p < .05. ** p < .01. *** p < .001 (two-tailed).