Table 2.
Correlation Matrix of Early Adversity, Peer Psychopathology, Depressive Symptoms, and Chronic Stress
| Study Variable | M | SD | Range | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Early adversity (by age 5) | .46 | 2.45 | −5.1–9.8 | -- | |||||
| 2. Peer internalizing symptoms (age 20) | 12.36 | 8.12 | 0–47 | .20** | -- | ||||
| 3. Peer externalizing symptoms (age 20) | 10.12 | 6.45 | 0–29 | .12* | .49** | -- | |||
| 4. Peer personality symptoms (age 20) | 26.70 | 12.89 | 1–63 | .16** | .71** | .62** | -- | ||
| 5. Depressive symptoms (age 20) | 7.05 | 8.40 | 0–52 | .17** | .17** | .09 | .13* | -- | |
| 6. Depressive symptoms (ages 22–25) | 7.64 | 8.52 | 0–45 | .18** | .18* | .05 | .20** | .55** | -- |
| 7. Chronic stress (age 20) | 22.59 | 4.52 | 12–39.5 | .23** | .11 | .06 | .14* | .48** | .32** |
Note.
*
p ≤ .05,
**
p ≤ .01
Note. Correlations with early adversity were calculated using the alternative early adversity composite, which was created by standardizing continuous early adversity variables and then summing across all 5 early adversities.