Table 2.

Correlations between major variables (tetrachoric correlations between dichotomous variables, otherwise Pearson or point biserial correlations).

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
1. Birth weight
2. Sexa	−.13**
3. SES father	−.01	.18*
4. SES current	−.05	.11	.33***
5. STICS-tot	−.08	.01	−.11*	.04
6. PSRS-tot	−.02	.27***	.04	.12*	.35***
7. PSRS-RWO	−.02	.16***	.05	.14**	.26***	.83***
8. PSRS-RSC	−.01	.23***	.03	.08	.27***	.81***	.56***
9. PSRS-RSE	−.04	.30***	.04	.14**	.23***	.79***	.60***	.49***
10. PSRS-RFA	.02	.10*	−.01	−.01	.27***	.76***	.53***	.62***	.50***
11. PSRS-PRR	−.01	.27***	.11*	.11*	.36***	.76***	.54***	.54***	.51***	.41***

Note. PSRS-tot: Perceived Stress Reactivity Scale total score; STICS-tot: Short Trier Inventory for Chronic Stress total score.

^a0 = male; 1 = female

^*p < .05

^**p < .01

^***p < .001