Prenatal stress and child externalizing behavior: effects of maternal perceived stress and cortisol are moderated by child sex

Table 4 Pairwise correlations girls (Pearson’s r)

Variables	(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)	(6)	(7)	(8)	(9)
(1) cort1	1.000
(2) cort2	0.228	1.000
	(0.136)
(3) cort3	0.280	0.484	1.000
	(0.065)	(0.001)
(4) psq1	0.392	− 0.044	− 0.131	1.000
	(0.008)	(0.775)	(0.391)
(5) psq2	0.311	0.203	0.050	0.837	1.000
	(0.042)	(0.186)	(0.748)	(0.000)
(6) psq3	0.297	0.096	− 0.048	0.774	0.810	1.000
	(0.050)	(0.534)	(0.757)	(0.000)	(0.000)
(7) Novelty seeking	0.153	− 0.132	0.315	− 0.115	− 0.029	− 0.152	1.000
	(0.436)	(0.496)	(0.096)	(0.552)	(0.883)	(0.441)
(8) Conduct problems	0.097	− 0.074	0.325	− 0.478	− 0.422	− 0.436	0.271	1.000
	(0.625)	(0.703)	(0.085)	(0.009)	(0.025)	(0.020)	(0.155)
(9) Impulsiveness	− 0.131	− 0.034	0.174	− 0.140	− 0.071	− 0.126	0.140	0.384	1.000
	(0.524)	(0.865)	(0.386)	(0.487)	(0.730)	(0.540)	(0.486)	(0.048)

PSQ Perceived Stress Questionnaire, Cort Salivary cortisol, 1 first trimester, 2 second trimester, 3 third trimester. Values in brackets present p values. Correlations significant at a level of p < .05 are printed in bold

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