Table 3.
Correlations among Telomere Length and Temperament Domain Scores
| TL_T1 | TL_T2 | TL_T3 | NA_T1 | S/E_T1 | R/EC_T1 | NA_T2 | S/E_T2 | R/EC_T2 | NA_T3 | S/E_T3 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| TL_T2 | .39*** | ||||||||||
| TL_T3 | .39*** | .32*** | |||||||||
| NA_T1 | .00 | .01 | −.04 | ||||||||
| S/E_T1 | −.10* | .10 | .06 | .00 | |||||||
| R/EC_T1 | .06 | .08 | .04 | −.38*** | .15*** | ||||||
| NA_T2 | .03 | .02 | .01 | .31*** | .06 | −.09 | |||||
| S/E_T2 | −.03 | .00 | .16+ | −.06 | .29*** | .15* | .05 | ||||
| R/EC_T2 | .00 | .04 | .07 | −.22*** | .31*** | .42*** | −.22*** | .22*** | |||
| NA_T3 | −.05 | −.06 | −.03 | .33*** | .00 | −.15* | .68*** | .01 | −.33*** | ||
| S/E_T3 | .03 | −.02 | .02 | −.01 | .20** | .11+ | .07 | .60*** | .16+ | .05 | |
| R/EC_T3 | .05 | .13 | .09+ | −.15* | .20** | .29*** | −.16+ | .13 | .67*** | −.30*** | −.11+ |
Note. TL = Relative Telomere Length; T1 = Time 1 (infancy); T2 = Time 2 (age 2 years); T3 = Time 3 (age 3 years); NA = Negative Affectivity; S/E = Surgency/Extraversion; R/EC = Regulation/Effortful Control.
+
p <.10.
*
p <.05.
**
p <.01.
***
p <.001.