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.