Table 3.

Correlations between age, maternal education, maternal and child RF, and child psychopathology in 168 mother–child dyads

Variable	Age	Maternal education	Child RF	Maternal RF	CDI	CBCL (Ext.)
Age	–	–	–	–	–	–
Maternal education	−.046	–	–	–	–	–
Child RF	.440*	.403*	–	–	–	–
Maternal RF	−.023	.393*	.248*	–	–	–
CDI	−.105	−.304*	−.436*	−.033	–	–
CBCL (Ext.)	−.048	−.231*	−.429*	−.304*	.230*	–

Note: Age (months); maternal education (years); CBCL (Ext.), Child Behavior Checklist, externalising behaviours; CDI, Child Depression Inventory. Maternal RF assessed with the Parent Development Interview. Child RF assessed with the Child Reflective Functioning Scale.

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