Table 4.

Correlations of father–infant interaction variables with parental psychopathology, aggression, and infant temperament

Variables	Fathers’ Depression	Fathers’ Antisocial Behavior	Fathers’ Aggression	Father–Infant Temperament	Mother–Infant Temperament
Father
Sensitivity	−.18**	−.14*	−.21**	.02	.02
Positive Affect	−.12	−.16*	−.21**	−.02	.06
Negative Affect	−.04	−.19**	−.19**	−.02	.02
Verbalizations	−.12	−.14*	−.13	−.09	.00
Child
Responsiveness	.02	−.02	−.11	.11	−.06
Positive Affect	.04	.09	−.02	−.01	−.14*
Negative Affect	−.03	.07	−.09	.02	−.03

Note: High scores are positive and low scores are negative on all interaction scales. Low scores on fathers’ depression, antisocial behavior, and aggression indicate low levels of these problems. High scores on the infant temperament measures indicate more difficult temperament.

^*p < .05.

^**p < .01.