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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Behav Genet. 2012 Jul 18;42(5):764–777. doi: 10.1007/s10519-012-9551-0

Table II.

Phenotypic, Cross-twin within-trait, and cross-twin cross-trait correlations

14 months 20 months 24 months 36 months

Obs-t1 Parent-t1 Obs-t2 Parent-t2 Obs-t1 Parent-t1 Obs-t2 Parent-t2 Obs-t1 Parent-t1 Obs-t2 Parent-t2 Obs-t1 Parent-t1 Obs-t2 Parent-t2

MZF
Obs-t1 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
Parent-t1 0.41** 1.0 0.49** 1.0 0.49** 1.0 0.50** 1.0
Obs-t2 0.52** 0.35** 1.0 0.65** 0.37** 1.0 0.69** 0.45** 1.0 0.70** 0.46** 1.0
Parent-t2 0.35** 0.48** 0.41** 1.0 0.37** 0.58** 0.49** 1.0 0.45** 0.59** 0.49** 1.0 0.46** 0.60** 0.50** 1.0

DZF
Obs-t1 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
Parent-t1 0.41** 1.0 0.49** 1.0 0.49** 1.0 0.50** 1.0
Obs-t2 0.40** 0.07 1.0 0.50** 0.15** 1.0 0.46** 0.19** 1.0 0.56** 0.15 1.0
Parent-t2 0.07 −0.13* 0.41** 1.0 0.15** −0.06 0.49** 1.0 0.19** 0.07 0.49** 1.0 0.15 −0.02 0.50** 1.0

MZM
Obs-t1 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
Parent-t1 0.44** 1.0 0.47** 1.0 0.46** 1.0 0.41** 1.0
Obs-t2 0.55** 0.38** 1.0 0.61** 0.36** 1.0 0.71** 0.42** 1.0 0.49** 0.30** 1.0
Parent-t2 0.38** 0.52** 0.44** 1.0 0.36** 0.58** 0.47** 1.0 0.42** 0.51** 0.46** 1.0 0.30** 0.61** 0.41** 1.0

DZM
Obs-t1 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
Parent-t1 0.44** 1.0 0.47** 1.0 0.46** 1.0 0.41** 1.0
Obs-t2 0.43** 0.08 1.0 0.47** 0.15** 1.0 0.48** 0.18** 1.0 0.21* 0.06 1.0
Parent-t2 0.08 −0.14* 0.44** 1.0 0.15** −0.06 0.47** 1.0 0.18** 0.06 0.46** 1.0 0.06 −0.02 0.41** 1.0

Note:

*

indicates a significant p value of <.05;

**

indicates a significant p value of <.01.

Obs-t1 = Observational factor, twin 1. Parent-t1 = Parent rating factor, twin 1. Obs-t2 = Observational factor, twin 2. Parent-t2 = Parent rating factor, twin 2.

MZF = monozygotic female group. DZF = dizygotic female group. MZM = monozygotic male group. DZM = dizygotic male group.