Table 2.
Correlations among study variables
| (i) Correlations among AP1 (mostly mothers) anxiety and depressive symptoms and other study variables | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | |
| 1 ANX-9M | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 ANX-18M | .59 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 ANX-27M | .55 | .56 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 ANX-4.5Y | .53 | .46 | .49 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 ANX-6Y | .44 | .39 | .41 | .59 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| 6 ANX-7Y | .43 | .32 | .43 | .50 | .81 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 7 ANX-8Y | .40 | .42 | .41 | .38 | .74 | .76 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 8 ANX-11Y | .40 | .37 | .41 | .40 | .69 | .73 | .76 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 9 DEP-9M | .50 | .40 | .43 | .41 | .48 | .43 | .43 | .35 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 10 DEP-18M | .41 | .53 | .47 | .41 | .43 | .42 | .46 | .35 | .63 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 11 DEP-27M | .40 | .38 | .61 | .44 | .48 | .53 | .44 | .41 | .56 | .62 | 1 | |||||||||
| 12 DEP-4.5Y | .40 | .32 | .34 | .66 | .57 | .57 | .53 | .42 | .42 | .37 | .48 | 1 | ||||||||
| 13 DEP-6Y | .38 | .32 | .31 | .47 | .75 | .66 | .59 | .50 | .34 | .32 | .39 | .51 | 1 | |||||||
| 14 DEP-7Y | .35 | .28 | .36 | .43 | .60 | .76 | .62 | .48 | .32 | .31 | .43 | .48 | .63 | 1 | ||||||
| 15 DEP-8Y | .34 | .44 | .35 | .34 | .57 | .56 | .73 | .58 | .39 | .42 | .41 | .49 | .58 | .56 | 1 | |||||
| 16 DEP-11Y | .32 | .30 | .34 | .33 | .53 | .55 | .64 | .75 | .30 | .27 | .31 | .34 | .50 | .48 | .60 | 1 | ||||
| 17 BP INT (Lifetime) | .04 | .06 | .03 | −.04 | −.01 | −.02 | .02 | −.01 | .07 | .05 | .08 | .01 | −.06 | .01 | .01 | −.07 | 1 | |||
| 18 BM INT (Pregnancy) | −.01 | −.06 | −.01 | −.07 | −.02 | −.13 | −.03 | −.02 | .01 | −.03 | −.03 | −.04 | −.03 | −.07 | −.05 | 0 | .44 | 1 | ||
| 19 Child AXDP-4.5Y | .16 | .07 | .08 | .13 | .13 | .08 | .12 | .09 | .12 | .05 | .06 | .11 | .11 | .04 | .07 | .02 | .01 | −.01 | 1 | |
| 20 Child AXDP-11Y | .13 | .05 | .11 | .10 | .14 | .15 | .16 | .20 | .03 | .01 | .08 | .04 | .11 | .10 | .03 | .16 | 0 | −.05 | .38 | 1 |
| (ii) Correlations among AP2 (mostly fathers) anxiety and depressive symptoms and other study variables | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | |
| 1 ANX-9M | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 ANX-18M | .57 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 ANX-27M | .53 | .56 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 ANX-4.5Y | .43 | .51 | .49 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 ANX-6Y | .33 | .35 | .37 | .47 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| 6 ANX-7Y | .31 | .37 | .41 | .40 | .81 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 7 ANX-8Y | .37 | .49 | .41 | .42 | .78 | .75 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 8 ANX-11Y | .29 | .40 | .36 | .41 | .74 | .77 | .75 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 9 DEP-9M | .53 | .44 | .45 | .40 | .39 | .41 | .42 | .37 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 10 DEP-18M | .44 | .59 | .56 | .42 | .44 | .46 | .46 | .41 | .65 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 11 DEP-27M | .33 | .40 | .68 | .35 | .44 | .48 | .43 | .43 | .58 | .73 | 1 | |||||||||
| 12 DEP-4.5Y | .38 | .44 | .42 | .69 | .50 | .42 | .45 | .40 | .51 | .54 | .45 | 1 | ||||||||
| 13 DEP-6Y | .38 | .43 | .40 | .47 | .77 | .69 | .66 | .57 | .43 | .52 | .50 | .57 | 1 | |||||||
| 14 DEP-7Y | .22 | .37 | .32 | .42 | .63 | .76 | .65 | .66 | .36 | .38 | .35 | .45 | .64 | 1 | ||||||
| 15 DEP-8Y | .30 | .40 | .30 | .24 | .56 | .54 | .72 | .61 | .33 | .36 | .37 | .23 | .59 | .61 | 1 | |||||
| 16 DEP-11Y | .26 | .32 | .37 | .36 | .60 | .59 | .60 | .78 | .34 | .39 | .42 | .40 | .55 | .62 | .60 | 1 | ||||
| 17 BP INT (Lifetime) | 0 | .06 | .03 | .06 | .02 | −.04 | −.21 | −.02 | .03 | .09 | 0.05 | .03 | .01 | .03 | −.18 | −.02 | 1 | |||
| 18 BM INT (Pregnancy) | .02 | .03 | −.01 | .09 | .04 | −.05 | −.11 | 0 | 0 | .04 | −.02 | .08 | .08 | .09 | −.12 | 0 | .44 | 1 | ||
| 19 Child AXDP-4.5Y | .02 | .06 | .07 | .06 | .05 | .07 | .15 | .09 | .12 | .13 | .06 | .04 | .03 | .04 | .12 | 0 | .01 | −.01 | 1 | |
| 20 Child AXDP-11Y | .09 | .16 | .19 | .07 | .08 | .15 | .16 | .17 | .03 | .12 | .11 | .06 | .06 | .18 | .16 | .14 | 0 | −.05 | .38 | 1 |
Note. AP = adoptive parent, BP = birth parents, BM = birth mother, ANX = anxiety symptoms, DEP = depressive symptoms, AXDP = anxiety and depressive symptoms, INT = internalizing problems, M = months, Y = years. Bolded number indicates that the correlation is significant at the level of p < .05.