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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Oct 14.
Published in final edited form as: J Abnorm Child Psychol. 1999 Jun;27(3):191–201. doi: 10.1023/a:1021948206165

Table I.

Correlations Among Predictor Variables

Predictor Behavior problem scores Social adjustment indicators


Externalizing Internalizing Social problems Attention problems Social preference Number of friends






T1 T4 T1 T4 T1 T4 T1 T4 T1 T4 T1 T4
Behavior problems
 Externalizing
  T1 .52*** .30*** .13* .46*** .31*** .60*** .36*** −.39*** −.33*** −.28*** −.06
  T4 .09 .45*** .24*** .56*** .39*** .65*** −.33*** −.35*** −.17** −.15**
 Internalizing
  T1 .16** .56*** .20*** .45*** .20*** −.19*** −.20*** −.07 −.02
  T4 .23*** .69*** .26*** .52*** −.18** −.13* −.06 −.08
 Social Problems
  T1 .37*** .63*** .35*** −.37*** −.29*** −.17** −.01
  T4 .40*** .64*** −.32*** −.28*** −.16** −.14*
 Attention Problems
  T1 .50*** −.49*** −.35*** −.23*** −.08
  T4 −.35*** −.34*** −.16*** −.19***
Social adjustment
 Social preference
  T1 .43*** .39*** .20***
  T4 .32*** .41***
*

Indicates a significant effect at the .05 level.

**

Indicates a significant effect at the .005 level.

***

Indicates a significant effect at the .0005 level.