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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Aug 20.
Published in final edited form as: J Abnorm Child Psychol. 2008 Nov;36(8):1175–1188. doi: 10.1007/s10802-008-9252-6

Table 2.

Correlations among Childhood Problems and Early Adolescent Adjustment

Early adolescent adjustment Aggressive–disruptive
Attention problems
Kindergarten Grade 1 Kindergarten Grade 1
School maladjustment
 Teacher ratings 0.39*** 0.39*** 0.42*** 0.46**
 Parent ratings 0.36*** 0.32*** 0.32*** 0.34***
Antisocial behavior
 Self-report 0.12** 0.14** 0.09* 0.06
 Teacher ratings 0.42*** 0.45*** 0.30*** 0.35***
Substance use
 Self-report of tobacco 0.12** 0.07 0.10* 0.09*
 Self-report of alcohol/drugs 0.12** 0.09* 0.10* 0.07
*

p<0.05,

**

p<0.01,

***

p<0.001.