Table 2.

Pearson’s product moment correlations for the variables measured in the study (N = 177), gender (dummy variable, with girls scoring higher than boys) and age.

Study variables	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
(1) Gender	–
(2) Age	0.07	–
(3) Receptive language	–0.25**	0.13	–
(4) Theory of mind	0.12	0.24**	0.37***	–
(5) Internalizing behavior	–0.09	0.07	–0.16*	–0.36***	–
(6) Externalizingbehavior	–0.24**	–0.06	–0.04	–0.23**	0.46***	–
(7) Prosocial behavior	0.25**	0.42***	0.04	0.27***	–0.22**	–0.43***	–
(8) Social preference	0.12	0.11	0.10	0.24**	–0.24**	–0.31***	0.11	–
(9) Social impact	–0.06	0.05	0.06	0.11	0.03	0.29***	–0.05	0.01	–

^∗p < 0.05, two-tailed. ^∗∗p < 0.01, two-tailed. ^∗∗∗p < 0.001, two-tailed.