Table 1.
Descriptive statistics of all study variables
| N | M | SD | Min | Max | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Child gender (% girls) | 144 | 47.2 | |||
| Educational level mother | 140 | 6.78 | 1.39 | 3.00 | 8.00 |
| Total stress cortisol (AUC) | 134 | 375.80 | 169.48 | 73.80 | 1474.50 |
| Cortisol stress reactivity a | 142 | 0.00 | 1.00 | −1.77 | 5.15 |
| Parenting stress | 139 | 229.22 | 54.24 | 144.00 | 426.00 |
| Externalizing behavior | 124 | 5.73 | 7.79 | 0.00 | 35.00 |
| Internalizing behavior | 124 | 6.27 | 6.47 | 0.00 | 42.00 |
| Prosocial behavior | 124 | 13.79 | 6.30 | 1.00 | 30.00 |
AUC, area under the curve (total stress cortisol concentration).
a
Due to the operationalization of reactivity as standardized residuals the mean of this variable is 0.00 and the SD is 1.00.