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Table 2 Descriptive and bivariate statistics

From: Attachment, mentalisation and expressed emotion in carers of people with long-term mental health difficulties

Variable

M (SD), range

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

1

Total EE

57.19 (8.45), 38–75

–

         

2

EOI

28.00 (5.07), 17–38

.92**

–

        

3

CC/hostility

29.19 (4.31), 20–38

.89**

.63**

–

       

4

Attachment avoidance

19.80 (7.01), 6–40

.33**

.22

.40**

–

      

5

Attachment anxiety

21.70 (7.29), 6–36

.16

.11

.17

.15

–

     

6

RMET

25.09 (3.96), 13–34

−.20

−.15

−.23*

−.31**

−.02

–

    

7

E1

30.42 (8.96), 10–50

−.03

−.07

.02

−.03

−.12

.03

–

   

8

E2

20.56 (5.51), 6–30

.11

.11

.09

−.09

−.09

.18

.67**

–

  

9

E3

27.41 (6.85), 8–40

.09

.03

.21

.04

−.10

−.05

.75**

.58**

–

 

10

E4

9.88 (3.19), 3–15

.10

.02

.14

−.01

−.03

−.02

.70**

.67**

.73**

–

  1. Note: n = 82 (correlational analyses); italicised values indicate Pearson’s product-moment correlation coefficient; non-italicised values indicate Spearman’s Rho values
  2. CC critical comments, E1 Using and managing your own emotions subscale, E2 Identifying and understanding your own emotions subscale, E3 Dealing with emotions in others subscale, E4 Perceiving emotion through facial expression and body language subscale, ECR:SF Experiences in Close Relationships: Short Form, EE Expressed Emotion, EOI emotional over-involvement, ESES Emotional Self-Efficacy Scale, FQ Family Questionnaire, M mean, RMET Reading the Mind in the Eyes Test, SD standard deviation
  3. * = significant at p < .05; ** = significant at p < .01