Table 3. Canonical correlations between temperament at 2 years old and social responsiveness at 4 years old.
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| Social Responsiveness Set | ||
| Social Awareness | .159 | −.008 |
| Social Cognition | −.081 | − .549 |
| Social Communication | −.798 | − .870 |
| Social Motivation | −.221 | − .680 |
| Repetitive/Restrictive Interests | −.181 | − .635 |
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| Temperament Set | ||
| Negative Affect | ||
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| Discomfort | −.567 | − .566 |
| Fear | −.202 | −.411 |
| Frustration | .288 | −.199 |
| Motor Activity | −.197 | −.443 |
| Sadness | −.239 | −.429 |
| Perceptual Sensitivity | −.037 | −.228 |
| Shyness | .112 | −.332 |
| Sociability | −.084 | .102 |
| Mother’s Education | .500 | .524 |
| Gender | −.502 | − .472 |
| % of variance | .58 | |
Note: Coeff, standardized canonical function (canonical loading); rs, structure coefficients (correlation coefficients); variables with the highest contribution to the canonical variate (in bold) were selected using a .45 cutoff for the structure coefficient.