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Psychology: Research and Review

Table 1 Study 1 scales, means, and standard deviations (N = 156)

From: The importance of early life touch for psychosocial and moral development

 

Scale

M

SD

Maternal touch attitudes

Positive touch

1–5

4.66

.51

Anti-punishment

1–5

4.58

.73

Child sociomoral outcomes

 Prosocial

  Social enjoyment

1–6

5.59

.60

  Social attunement

1–6

5.07

.74

  Social consideration

1–6

5.04

.70

  Social imagination

1–6

4.87

.83

  Empathy

1–7

5.29

.91

  Concern

1–7

4.85

1.16

  Inhibitory control

1–7

4.97

.87

  Thriving

1–5

4.38

.48

  Happiness

1–6

5.14

.59

 Antisocial

   

  Social opposition

1–6

2.89

1.01

  Social distrust

1–6

3.04

.88

  Social withdrawal

1–6

2.57

.84

  Misbehavior

1–5

2.33

.63

 Psychopathology

   

  Depression

1–6

2.58

.80

  Anxiety

1–5

1.64

.58