TABLE 2.
Associations Between Maternal Depression Symptoms and Child Depression/Anxiety Symptoms Tested Separately by Child Age
Relatedness Group |
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Genetically Related |
Genetically Unrelated |
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Correlation Coefficient | n | Correlation Coefficient | n | |
T1 (age 4–10 y) | 0.31⁎⁎⁎ | 639 | 0.32⁎⁎⁎ | 207 |
T2 (age 7–13 y) | 0.32⁎⁎⁎ | 352 | 0.44⁎⁎⁎ | 105 |
Sample split by age at T2 | ||||
>11 y old at T2 | 0.34⁎⁎⁎ | 134 | 0.40⁎ | 33 |
<11 y old at T2 | 0.32⁎⁎⁎ | 218 | 0.46⁎⁎⁎ | 72 |
Note: T1 = data collection in 2006; T2 = data collection in 2009.
p < .05,
p < .001.