Table 2.
Study 1: Concurrent and Predictive Relations Between Language and Behavioral Adjustment Measures at 4.5 and 7 Years
| 4.5-Year Preschool Behavior Questionnaire | 7-Year Revised Behavior Problem Checklist | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internalizing Behavior Problems | Externalizing Behavior Problems | Internalizing Behavior Problems | Externalizing Behavior Problems | |
| Concurrent Relations | Language-to-Behavior Relations | |||
| 4.5-year language aggregate score | .08 | −.30** | −.27* | −.27* |
| Behavior-to-Language Relations | Concurrent Relations | |||
| 7-year language aggregate score | .00 | −.22* | .01 | −.27*a |
a
One case emerged as an influential case (Cook’s D = .33) and was removed from this analysis; before removing this case, r(83) = −.19, p = .075.