Table II.

Correlations Between Mothers’ IFIRS Positive and Negative Communication and Mothers’ CCS Codes and Depressive Symptoms, Controlling for Child Age and Family Income

	IFIRS positive communication	IFIRS negative communication	BDI
Topic maintenance	.30**	−.35**	−.05
Reflections	.24*	−.20	.05
Reframes	−.22*	.34**	.17
Expansions	.13	−.07	−.01
Disclosures	.05	−.06	−.05
Solicits	.01	−.01	−.01
POIs	−.14	−.02	.00
Imperatives	−.31**	.33**	.06
Validations	.05	−.03	−.22*
BDI	−.21*	.30**	—

Note. POIs = Provisions of Information; BDI = Beck Depression Inventory-II; CCS = Contingency Coding System; IFIRS = Iowa Family Interaction Rating Scale.

*p < .05; **p < .01.