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Table 4 Bivariate correlation coefficients (according to Pearson) for infant’s regulation problems (6 months, T2), children’s temperamental treats EAS (3 years, T5) and their psychopathological internalizing/externalizing symptoms CBCL 1½ to 5 (T5)

From: The link between infant regulatory problems, temperament traits, maternal depressive symptoms and children’s psychopathological symptoms at age three: a longitudinal study in a German at-risk sample

 

SFS C/S T2

SFS F T2

EAS emo T5

EAS act T5

EAS soc T5

EAS shy T5

CBCL intern T5

CBCL extern T5

ADS T5

PSI PD T5

PSI DI T5

PSI DC T5

SFS C/S T2

1

           

N = 248

SFS F T2

.39***

1

          

N = 274

N = 248

EAS emo T5

.27***

.23**

1

         

N = 175

N = 175

N = 181

EAS act T5

−.18*

−.17*

−.25**

1

        

N = 175

N = 175

N = 181

N = 181

EAS soc T5

−.16*

ns

−.25***

.32***

1

       

N = 175

 

N = 181

N = 181

EAS shy T5

ns

ns

.162*

−.338***

−.498***

1

      
  

N = 180

N = 180

N = 180

N = 180

CBCL intern T5

.26***

.25***

.51***

−.19*

−.31***

.30***

1

     

N = 156

N = 156

N = 154

N = 154

N = 154

N = 153

N = 160

CBCL extern T5

.32***

.28***

.55***

ns

−.25**

.20*

.72***

1

    

N = 164

N = 164

N = 162

 

N = 162

N = 161

N = 153

N = 169

ADS T5

.37***

.22***

.43***

−.19*

−.29***

ns

.36***

.41***

1

   

N = 174

N = 174

N = 178

N = 178

N = 178

 

N = 154

N = 161

 

PSI PD T5

.36***

.29***

.49***

−.26***

−.30***

.19*

.39***

.42***

.71***

1

  

N = 178

N = 178

N = 178

N = 181

N = 181

N = 180

N = 156

N = 165

N = 180

PSI DI T5

.33***

.22***

.39***

−.16*

−.20***

.21**

.59***

.58***

.45***

.57***

1

 

N = 178

N = 178

N = 181

N = 181

N = 181

N = 180

N = 156

N = 165

N = 180

N = 184

 

PSI DC T5

.39***

.31***

.68***

−.21**

−.23***

.16*

.57***

.66***

.55***

.66***

.69***

1

N = 177

N = 177

N = 181

N = 181

N = 181

N = 180

N = 156

N = 164

N = 180

N = 183

N = 183

 
  1. SFS, C/S crying/sleep, F feeding, EAS emo emotionality, act activity, soc sociability, shy shyness, CBCL intern internalizing, extern externalizing, PSI PD parental distress, DI dysfunctional parent–child interaction, DC difficult child, ns not significant
  2. * p ≤ .05
  3. **  p ≤ .01
  4. *** p ≤ .001