Table 2. Descriptive statistics of and correlations among dependent and independent variables.

Variable	Mean	SD	1	2	3	4	5	6
1. AM depressive symptoms (9 months)	3.59	3.15	1
2. AM depressive symptoms (18 months)	3.75	3.85	0.61**	1
3. AM depressive symptoms (27 months)	3.87	4.30	0.57**	0.61**	1
4. CHNeg to AMNeg (18 months)	0.01	0.07	0.12*	0.01	0.10	1
5. AMNeg to CHNeg (18 months)	0.01	0.08	0.07	0.03	−0.07	0.07	1
6. BM depressive symptoms (4 months)	11.18	9.78	−0.05	−0.06	−0.10	0.00	−0.01	1

AM, adoptive mother; BM, birth mother; CHNeg to AMNeg, the degree of likelihood that a child responds negatively to AM's negative behavior; AMNeg to CHNeg, the degree of likelihood that AM responds negatively to child's negative behavior.

^*p < 0.05;

^**p < 0.01.