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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Fam Psychol. 2008 Oct;22(5):725–733. doi: 10.1037/a0013190

Table 1.

Summary of bivariate correlations, means, standard deviations, and internal consistency estimates for study constructs.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Mean (SD) α
1. G1 years of education 1.0 13.43 (1.01) ---
2. G1 years in poverty −.10 1.0 0.62 (.94) ---
3. G2 age at parenthood .05 −.18* 1.0 21.62 (1.90) ---
4. G2 harsh parenting: Age 2 −.04 .03 −.25** 1.0 2.40 (1.19) .90
5. G2 harsh parenting: Age 3 −.07 .10 −.32** .60** 1.0 2.37 (1.25) .90
6. G2 harsh parenting: Age 4 −.16 −.04 −.10 .14 .46** 1.0 2.03 (0.95) .87
7. G3 externalizing behavior: Age 2 −.02 −.12 −.06 .20* .02 .22* 1.0 12.55 (5.82) .82
8. G3 externalizing behavior: Age 3 .01 −.09 −.05 .22* .32** .33** .59** 1.0 11.46 (6.52) .86
9. G3 externalizing behavior: Age 4 −.18+ −.11 −.07 .28** .22* .27** .55** .70* 1.0 11.52 (6.86) .88
10. G2 target sex .01 .06 −.17+ −.06 .01 .07 −.05 .05 −.07 1.0 1.61 (.49) ---
11. G3 child sex .03 −.15+ −.10 .13 .11 .23* .16+ .20* .07 −.02 1.44 (.50) ---

Note:

+

p < .10;

*

p < .05;

**

p < .01.