Table 3.
Bivariate Correlations Between Study Variables
| Variable | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Gender | ||||||||
| 2. Minority | −.04 | |||||||
| 3. Involvement with CPS | −.23* | .11 | ||||||
| 4. Income-to-needs ratio | .14 | −.27** | −.48*** | |||||
| 5. Age | .20 | .06 | −.17 | .05 | ||||
| 6. Avg AM cort | −.03 | −.02 | −.22* | .17 | −.11 | |||
| 7. Avg PM cort | −.09 | .12 | .36*** | −.38*** | −.09 | .36*** | ||
| 8. Avg PM–AM difference | −.10 | .13 | .51*** | −.50*** | .02 | −.40*** | .71*** | |
| 9. Externalizing behavior | −.21* | .14 | .31** | −.35** | −.19 | −.21* | .23* | .36*** |
| Effect | Estimate | SE | Est/SE | p | 95%CI
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| Lower | Upper | |||||
| Path model: Time-varying covariates | ||||||
| D1W cort ON D1W time | −.12 | .03 | −3.42 | .001 | −.18 | −.05 |
| D2W cort ON D2W time | −.04 | .04 | −1.10 | .271 | −.11 | .03 |
| D3W cort ON D3W time | .003 | .03 | .09 | .925 | −.06 | .06 |
| D1B cort ON D1B time | −0.10 | .04 | −2.36 | .018 | −.19 | −.02 |
| D2B cort ON D2B time | −0.02 | .04 | −.49 | .621 | −.10 | .06 |
| D3B cort ON D3B time | −0.03 | .02 | −1.59 | .112 | −.06 | .01 |
Note: Gender: 0 (male), 1 (female); Minority: 0 (non-minority), 1 (minority). Averages of log-transformed cortisol values used for correlations, and simple difference score [PM-AM] for diurnal decline.
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