Table III.
Correlations of PCERA at Hospital Discharge With PCERA at Other Timepoints
| Variable | NICU Scale 1: PAIV | NICU Scale 2: NAB | NICU Scale 3: III |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAIV NICU feeding | – | .20* | .73* |
| NAB NICU feeding | .20* | – | .37* |
| III NICU feeding | .73** | .37* | – |
| PAIV 4-month play | .31* | .08 | .29* |
| NAB 4-month play | .19* | .09 | .08 |
| III 4-month play | .25* | −.02 | .19* |
| PAIV 9-month feeding | .47** | .14 | .39** |
| NAB 9-month feeding | .10 | .01 | −.09 |
| III 9-month feeding | .26* | .03 | .11 |
| PAIV 9-month play | .45** | .14 | .41** |
| NAB 9-month play | .19* | .14 | .21* |
| III 9-month play | .36** | .03 | .35** |
| PAIV 16-month play | .32** | .05 | .16 |
| NAB 16-month play | .18† | .18† | .10 |
| III 16-month play | .13 | −.01 | −.04 |
| PAIV 24-month play | .32* | .18† | .36* |
| NAB 24-month play | .22* | .04 | .28* |
| III 24-month play | .22* | .01 | .24* |
| PAIV 36-month play | .24* | .11 | .22* |
| NAB 36-month play | .01 | .03 | −.02 |
| III 36-month play | .01 | −.10 | .02 |
Note. PAIV = Parental Positive Affective Involvement and Verbalizations; NAB = Parental Negative Affect and Behavior; III = Parental Insensitivity, Intrusiveness, and Inconsistency; NICU = neonatal intensive care unit; PCERA = Parent–Child Early Relational Assessment. Higher scores on the PCERA indicate more positive and less negative and insensitive parenting, whereas lower scores indicate more negative, insensitive, and intrusive parenting.
†p < .08, *p < .05, **p < .001.