Table 1.
Spearman Correlations Among Risk Factors and Longitudinal Inhibition Score
Exposure to maternal stress, birth to age 4.5 years | Early behavioral inhibition, age 4.5 years | Afternoon basal cortisol levels, age 4.5 years | Longitudinal inhibition score, Grades 1, 3, 5, 7, 9 | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Child gender (0 = boys; 1 = girls) | .017 | .127 * | .139 * | .265 ** |
Exposure to maternal stress, birth to age 4.5 years | -- | -.084 | .137 * | .225 ** |
Early behavioral inhibition, age 4.5 years | -- | .041 | .224 ** | |
Afternoon basal cortisol levels, age 4.5 years | -- | .209 ** |
N = 238
p < .05;
p < .01