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. 2022 Dec 12;51(12):1839–1855. doi: 10.1007/s10802-022-01006-z

Table 2.

Means, standard deviations, and bivariate correlations

Variable M SD 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
1. Maternal early life adversity 20.48 9.05
2. Prenatal depressive symptoms 12.63 7.28 0.31**
3. Prenatal anxiety symptoms 10.53 7.52 0.14 0.47**
4. Prenatal social support 0.00 0.93 − 0.42** − 0.28** − 0.24**
5. Baseline infant cortisol 1 month 0.27 0.51 − 0.07 0.08 0.12 − 0.07
6. +20 min. infant cortisol 1 month 0.35 0.30 − 0.04 − 0.01 0.08 − 0.04 0.69**
7. +40 min infant cortisol 6 months 0.30 0.56 − 0.00 − 0.17 − 0.04 − 0.02 0.41** 0.66**
8. Infant cortisol reactivity 1 month 0.52 0.83 − 0.04 − 0.11 0.02 0.21 − 0.34** 0.30* 0.06
9. Infant cortisol recovery 1 month -0.28 0.49 0.01 − 0.08 − 0.04 0.02 0.03 − 0.12 0.43** − 0.37**
10. Baseline infant cortisol 6 months 0.11 0.08 0.15 − 0.12 − 0.13 − 0.12 − 0.07 − 0.02 0.06 − 0.27 0.03
11. +30 min infant cortisol 6 months 0.16 0.24 − 0.02 0.05 0.18 0.06 − 0.07 − 0.16 − 0.08 − 0.29 0.04 0.54**
12. +45 min infant cortisol 6 months 0.12 0.12 − 0.04 0.01 0.08 − 0.03 − 0.05 0.04 0.04 − 0.23 0.00 0.35** 0.69**
13. Infant cortisol reactivity 6 months 0.15 0.70 0.01 0.29* 0.37** 0.00 − 0.14 − 0.26 − 0.20 − 0.20 0.05 − 0.20 0.59** 0.50**
14. Infant cortisol recovery 6 months -0.20 0.53 − 0.17 − 0.31* − 0.38** − 0.04 0.13 0.33* 0.21 0.32 − 0.09 − 0.12 − 0.46** 0.05 − 0.54**

Note. Raw infant cortisol concentrations (µg/dl) are presented for ease of interpretation. Reactivity and recovery delta scores were calculated using log-transformed cortisol values.

* p < .05. ** p < .01.