TABLE 2.
Correlations Among Risk Index, Hypothesized Mediators and Moderators, and Infant Outcomes
| Risk | MCX engage | MCX harsh | HOME warmth | HOME learn | No. of words | MDI | Isolation | Region | Black | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social risk index | ||||||||||
| Sum of risk factors | .79*** | −.32*** | .28*** | −.24*** | −.25*** | −.10*** | −.14*** | −.20*** | −.19*** | .42*** |
| Mean of risk variables | −.45*** | .39*** | −.32*** | −.26*** | −.21*** | −.22*** | −.18*** | −.21*** | .43*** | |
| Mother–child interactions | ||||||||||
| Engagement | −.49*** | .36*** | .27*** | .49*** | .23*** | .07* | .24*** | −.32*** | ||
| Harsh | −.21*** | −.21*** | −.21*** | −.23*** | −.05 | −.23*** | .33*** | |||
| Home | ||||||||||
| Parental warmth | .32*** | .22*** | .17*** | .11*** | .05 | −.15*** | ||||
| Learning & literacy | .13*** | .28*** | .10*** | .29*** | −.39*** | |||||
| Book reading | ||||||||||
| No. of different words | .11*** | −.01 | .01 | −.08** | ||||||
| Infant Mental | .08*** | .29*** | −.26*** | |||||||
| Developmental | ||||||||||
| Index (MDI) | ||||||||||
| Context | ||||||||||
| Isolation | −.03 | −.21*** | ||||||||
| Region (PA = 1) | −.61*** |
*
p < .05;
**
p < .01;
***
p < .001.