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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Jan 19.
Published in final edited form as: J Child Fam Stud. 2009 Aug 1;18(4):367–377. doi: 10.1007/s10826-008-9239-5

Table 2.

Means, standard deviations, and correlations among independent, and dependent variables

Mean SD 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Control variables
1. BDI-II 16.15 11.59
2. CBCL––Ext 53.34 10.39 .14
Parenting variables
3. MGI composite score 25.51 13.92 .18* .29**
4. MGI disparagementa 12.97 7.95 .19* .31** .95**
5. MGI self-serving elicitationb 12.54 6.80 .14 .23** .93** .77**
6. APQ warmth/involvementc 55.34 11.79 −.02 −.24** −.25** −.28** −.19*
7. APQ deficient monitoringd 15.02 4.65 −.04 .17* .48** .45** .47** −.12
8. APQ ineffective disciplinee 15.53 4.67 .08 .27** .50** .48** .46** −.09 .71**
Child outcome variable
9. CBCL––Int 58.46 9.91 .16* .52** .26** .29** .20* .00 .06 .12
*

p < 0.05;

**

p < 0.01

Note: N = 146. BDI-II: Beck Depression Inventory-II; CBCL––Ext: Child Behavior Checklist––Broadband Externalizing Symptoms T-Score; MGI: Maladaptive Guilt Induction Measure; APQ: Alabama Parenting Questionnaire; CBCL––Int: Child Behavior Checklist––Broadband Internalizing Symptoms T-Score

a

Higher values indicate higher levels of disparagement-type guilt induction

b

Higher values indicate higher levels of self-serving elicitation-type guilt induction

c

Higher values indicate higher levels of warmth/involvement

d

Higher values indicate higher levels of deficient monitoring

e

Higher values indicate higher levels of ineffective discipline