Table 2. Correlations between effortful control, surgency and total behavioral difficulties in childhood.

	N = 80 (6–9 years of age)
	Effortful Control	Surgency	Total Behavioral Difficulties
Effortful Control	1.00	−.37**	−.60**
Surgency	−.37**	1.00	.28**
Total Behavioral Difficulties	−.60**	.28**	1.00

^**p < 0.01, * p < 0.05.