Table 1.
Means and Standard Deviations of the Study Variables
| Sample
|
Boys
|
Girls
|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variables | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD |
| Parent Report and Observed | ||||||
| T1 Positive Expressivity | 7.28 | .99 | 7.19 | 1.04 | 7.39 | .92 |
| Negative Expressivity | 3.97 | 1.23 | 3.98 | 1.22 | 3.96 | 1.24 |
| Observed Positive THKa | 2.96 | .70 | 3.00 | .67 | 2.92 | .73 |
| Observed Positive Puzzle | 1.68 | .64 | 1.68 | .68 | 1.69 | .58 |
| Observed Negative Puzzle | 1.21 | .31 | 1.23 | .35 | 1.18 | .25 |
| Child Sympathy | 3.15 | .51 | 3.04 | .53 | 3.29b | .44 |
| T2 Positive Expressivity | 7.15 | .99 | 7.30 | .83 | 6.99 | 1.13 |
| Negative Expressivity | 4.16 | 1.08 | 4.13 | 1.09 | 4.19 | 1.08 |
| Child Sympathy | 3.15 | .58 | 3.03 | .59 | 3.29c | .54 |
| Child Prosocial Behavior | 4.05 | .76 | 3.95 | .78 | 4.15 | .72 |
| Teacher Report | ||||||
| T2 Child Sympathy | 2.76 | .57 | 2.59 | .59 | 2.97 b | .46 |
| Child Prosocial Behavior | 3.51 | .99 | 3.27 | .97 | 3.80 c | .93 |
| Child Report | ||||||
| T2 Child Sympathy | 2.41 | .51 | 2.30 | .52 | 2.54 | .46 |
| Child Prosocial Behavior | 2.58 | .62 | 2.48 | .57 | 2.69 | .66 |
a
THK = combined two-minute interaction and hookup procedure.
b
Girls were significantly higher than boys, p < .01.
c
Girls were significantly higher than boys, p < .05.