Table 2.
Correlations between Maternal Depression, the Big Five, and Offspring Symptoms
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Group (HC = 0, MD = 1) | --- | |||||||||||
| 2. Offspring Age at T1 | −.13 | --- | ||||||||||
| 3. Offspring Sex (M = 0, F = 1) | .04 | .11 | --- | |||||||||
| 4. Neuroticism | .35** | −.14 | −.18* | --- | ||||||||
| 5. Extraversion | −.09 | −.02 | .03 | −.18 | --- | |||||||
| 6. Openness | .16 | −.11 | .10 | −.20* | .19* | --- | ||||||
| 7. Agreeableness | −.19* | .07 | .13 | −.36** | −.16 | .14 | --- | |||||
| 8. Conscientiousness | −.15 | .12 | .00 | −.43** | −.25** | .10 | .65** | --- | ||||
| 9. MR – Internalizing | .34** | −.03 | −.10 | .53** | −.05 | .01 | −.40** | −.31** | --- | |||
| 10. MR – Externalizing | .28** | .09 | −.10 | .35** | .16 | −.11 | −.68** | −.49** | .63** | --- | ||
| 11. TR – Internalizing | .04 | −.02 | −.13 | .05 | −.06 | .02 | .02 | −.10 | .13 | .11 | --- | |
| 12. TR – Externalizing | .13 | −.04 | −.13 | .20 | .13 | −.03 | −.27* | −.41** | .38** | .65** | .46** | --- |
Note:
*
p < .05,
**
p < .01.
Abbreviations: O-HC = offspring of healthy comparison mothers; O-MD = offspring of mothers diagnosed with depression.