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. 2017 Oct 18;12(10):e0183546. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0183546

Table 2. Correlations among study variables for mothers.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
1 Mothers’ depressive symptoms Time 1
2 Mothers’ depressive symptoms Time 2 .59***
3 Children’s emotional problems Time 1 .24* .38***
4 Children’s behavioural problems Time 1 .24*** .34*** .48***
5 Children’s emotional problems Time 2 .25 .30*** .66*** .34***
6 Children’s behavioural problems Time 2 .30* .29* .40*** .70*** .54***
7 Mothers’ critical comments Time 1 .12 .17 .15 .47*** .28*** .44***
8 Mothers’ positive comments Time 1 -.05 -.12 -.26*** -.22** -.24*** -.20 -.30***
9 Mothers’ critical comments Time 2 .13 .16 .28** .43*** .41*** .64*** .40*** -.27**
10 Mothers’ positive comments Time 2 -.13 -.24** -.51*** -.30*** -.47*** -.39*** -.21* .53*** -.37***

Sample sizes vary due to missing data.

*** p < .001,

** p < .01;

* p < .05.