Table 3.

Correlations between mothers’ socialization, children's regulation, and children's reactivity

	Child venting/aggression	Child verbal distraction	Child self distraction	Child proximity seeking	Child negative emotional reactivity
Mothers’ emotion-intensifying behavior	0.49**	0.36**	0.00	–0.02	0.15
Mothers’ verbal distraction	0.36**	0.63**	–0.02	0.18	0.29*
Mothers’ physical soothing	0.21	0.19	–0.31*	0.17	0.19
Children's negative emotional reactivity	0.05	0.13	0.11	0.21	–

Note:

^*p < 0.05

^**p < 0.01 (2-tailed)