Examining how and why polygenic dopamine composite levels moderate adolescents’ vulnerability to peer victimization

Table 2 Correlations of the primary variables in the study for adolescent girls and boys

Variable	1	2	3	4	5	6
1 Age	–	− 0.00	0.02	− 0.16^a	0.09	0.01
2 SES	− 0.02	–	0.01	0.10	− 0.08	− 0.21^b
3 Peer victimization	0.10	0.03	–	0.08	0.43^c	0.33^c
4 Polygenic dopamine composite	0.08	− 0.07	0.01	–	− 0.02	0.09
5 Emotion dysregulation	0.07	0.01	0.44^c	0.12	–	0.29^c
6 Externalizing problems	0.09	0.04	0.45^c	0.08	0.46^c	–

Boys’ correlations appear above the diagonal and girls’ correlations below the diagonal
^ap < 0.05
^bp < 0.01
^cp < 0.001

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