Table 4.

Correlations between maternal description variables and doll play variables

Variables	DP overall negativity (none/minimal (0) vs. clear/consistent (1))	DP overall positivity (none/minimal (0) vs. clear/consistent (1))
MD Presence of unresolved threat	−.018	−.016
MD Absence of positive general comments	.147	−.028
MD Presence of anxiety related word(s)	−.046	−.021
MD Suggestion of positive evaluation	.107	.016
MD Suggestion of negative evaluation	.065	.007
MD Overall maternal negativity (none/minimal (0) vs. clear/consistent (1))	.280^	−.074
MD Overall lack of maternal positivity (clear/consistent (0) vs. none/minimal (1))	.311*	.007

NB: MD mother description variable, DP doll play variable. (0) indicates category coded as 0 for analysis, (1) indicates category coded as 1 for analysis

All 2-tailed p-values, ^ = p < .1, * = p < .05