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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Apr 19.
Published in final edited form as: Dev Psychol. 2011 Oct 17;48(2):552–566. doi: 10.1037/a0025898

Table 1.

Means and Standard Deviations of Study Variables at T2, T3, and T4

Variable Time 2
Time 3
Time 4
Total
Male
Female
Total
Male
Female
Total
Male
Female
M SD M SD M SD M SD M SD M SD M SD M SD M SD
O sens 3.30a 0.36 3.25 0.37 3.37 0.32 3.09 0.42 3.06 0.43 3.13 0.40 3.58 0.31 3.56 0.33 3.61 0.28
O warm 3.50 0.47 3.47 0.47 3.55 0.46 2.96 0.33 2.96 0.31 2.95 0.35 3.24 0.40 3.20 0.38 3.30 0.42
M EC 4.38b 0.58 4.29 0.58 4.48 0.58 4.33 0.54 4.29 0.55 4.38 0.52 4.53 0.56 4.47 0.57 4.60 0.54
C EC 4.70 0.72 4.71 0.79 4.70 0.64 4.59 0.64 4.52 0.64 4.67 0.63 4.63 0.67 4.60 0.61 4.67 0.74
A EC 4.47 0.55 4.42 0.57 4.53 0.52 4.42e 0.50 4.36 0.49 4.49 0.51 4.56 0.53 4.51 0.52 4.63 0.53
O gift 3.14c 1.54 2.92 1.54 3.42 1.50 2.85 1.04 2.73 1.11 2.99 0.93 3.48 0.63 3.43 0.68 3.54 0.57
M impuls 1.80 0.40 1.82 0.40 1.78 0.40 1.82 0.40 1.85 0.41 1.77 0.39 1.74 0.38 1.75 0.40 1.72 0.36
C impuls 1.67 0.43 1.73 0.46 1.60 0.38 1.63 0.42 1.61 0.44 1.64 0.39 1.57 0.41 1.58 0.40 1.55 0.44
M comply 2.30 0.27 2.29 0.27 2.31 0.26 2.41 0.31 2.40 0.30 2.43 0.32 2.48 0.32 2.45 0.33 2.52 0.29
C comply 2.43 0.34 2.42 0.36 2.45 0.31 2.49 0.36 2.48 0.39 2.50 0.33 2.54 0.37 2.52 0.34 2.57 0.39
A comply 2.34 0.26 2.33 0.27 2.35 0.24 2.44 0.29 2.43 0.28 2.45 0.29 2.50 0.28 2.48 0.28 2.53 0.30
O comply 0.39d 0.27 0.35 0.27 0.43 0.27 0.62f 0.29 0.57 0.30 0.68 0.28 0.73 0.26 0.72 0.27 0.75 0.25

Note. O = observed; sens = sensitivity; warm = warmth; M = mother-reported; EC = effortful control; C = caregiver-reported; A = adult-reported composite; gift = gift-wrap task; impuls = activity/impulsivity; comply = compliance.

a

Sex difference, t(213) = −2.48, p < .05.

b

Sex difference, t(221) = −2.39, p < .05.

c

Sex difference, t(212) = −2.40, p < .05.

d

Sex difference, t(214) = −1.96, p = .05.

e

Sex difference, t(207) = −1.93, p < .10.

f

Sex difference, t(189) = −2.79, p < .01.