Table 5.
Mean levels and differences in internalizing and externalizing problems across childrens lower and higher in effortful control
| Lower Effortful Control
|
Higher Effortful Control
|
t (187) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | SD | M | SD | ||
| T1 int. | 19.71 | 5.87 | 17.38 | 4.25 | 3.31** |
| T2 int. | 18.33 | 6.14 | 15.92 | 4.56 | 3.10** |
| T3 int. | 17.29 | 5.49 | 15.46 | 3.96 | 2.69** |
| T1 ext. | 5.18 | 3.91 | 3.71 | 2.33 | 3.31** |
| T2 ext. | 4.81 | 3.54 | 3.16 | 1.96 | 4.00** |
| T3 ext. | 4.34 | 3.49 | 2.94 | 2.22 | 3.36** |
p <.01.