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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Pers Soc Psychol. 2013 May 27;105(2):193–216. doi: 10.1037/a0032681

Table 1.

Correlations in Mean Trait Profiles for Moms, Dads, and Professionals (Study 1)

All Traits Positive Traits Negative Traits
n (Traits) 145 72 65
All participants (n = 310)
    Dads & Professionals .71** .49** .72**
    Moms & Professionals .59** .12 .68**
    t-test of difference 3.68** 3.17** < 1
Female participants (n = 195)
    Dads & Professionals .68** .43** .65**
    Moms & Professionals .60** .14 .66**
    t-test of difference 2.49** 2.59** < 1
Male participants (n = 115)
    Dads & Professionals .74** .54** .77**
    Moms & Professionals .54** .08 .66**
    t-test of difference 4.68** 3.65** 1.76+
Parent participants (n = 127)
    Dads & Professionals .71** .42** .71**
    Moms & Professionals .62** .12 .64**
    t-test of difference 3.27** 2.61** 1.17
Nonparent participants (n = 183)
    Dads & Professionals .71** .54** .71**
    Moms & Professionals .55** .13 .68**
    t-test of difference 3.75** 3.33** < 1

Note. The difference in the correlations was tested using the Hotelling-Williams test for two dependent correlations (Steiger, 1980; http://psyphz.psych.wisc.edu/~shackman/mediation_moderation_resources.htm)

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p < .01

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p < .10