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highest mean of Childhood Attachment being in the Secure Subscale (48.2) (see Table 4).
There were similar patterns across attachment categories.
Hypothesis Testing
Correlation analysis wass used to test hypotheses one through four . Pearson
Product Moment correlations were used to report the relationship of the independent
variables to the dependent variable. The correlations between Secure Adult Attachment
and Childhood and Faith Maturity measures are listed in Table 5. A correlation matrix of
dependent and independent variables is provided in Appendix B. The results of the
regression analyses for hypotheses five through seven are also presented in this section.
Hypothesis 1: Reported perceived Secure Childhood Attachment will be
positively related to Secure Adult Attachment.
The implication of the hypothesis is that Maternal and Paternal Parental Care
would relate positively to Secure Adult Attachment and there would be an inverse
relationship between Maternal and Paternal Overprotection and Secure Adult
Attachment. This hypothesis was only supported in relationship to Paternal Care and
Secure Adult Attachment.
The relationship between Paternal Care and Secure Adult Attachment (! = .13; £. < .05) was of small to moderate significance and in a positive direction. The
relationship between Maternal Care and Secure Adult Attachment(! =.03) was not a
significant relationship. The relationship between Maternal Overprotection and Secure
Adult Attachment(! =-.05) was also not a significant relationship. The relationship
between Paternal Overprotection and Secure Adult Attachment(! =.05) was not
significant (see Table 5). Hypothesis 2: Reported Secure Adult Attachment will be positively related to
Spiritual Maturity.
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