Table 2.
Intercorrelations of resting RSA, support from parents, negative interaction with parents, externalizing behavior, and empathic concern for boys (below diagonal) and girls (above diagonal)
| 1. | 2. | 3. | 4. | 5. | 6. | 7. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Resting RSA (Time 1) | -- | 0.17* | -0.17* | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.04 | 0.00 |
| 2. Support from parents (Time 1) | 0.04 | -- | -0.48*** | -0.24** | -0.23** | 0.23** | 0.21** |
| 3. Negative interaction with parents (Time 1) | 0.03 | -0.26*** | -- | 0.49*** | 0.30*** | -0.22** | -0.16* |
| 4. Externalizing behavior (Time 1) | -0.07 | -0.21** | 0.39*** | -- | 0.76*** | -0.19* | -0.20** |
| 5. Externalizing behavior (Time 2) | -0.09 | 0.03 | 0.35*** | 0.71*** | -- | -0.24** | -0.31*** |
| 6. Empathic concern (Time 1) | 0.14* | 0.29*** | -0.13 | -0.28*** | -0.15* | -- | 0.58*** |
| 7. Empathic concern (Time 2) | -0.02 | 0.24*** | -0.11 | -0.20** | -0.12 | 0.66*** | -- |
* p < 0.05 ** p < 0.01 *** p < 0.001