Table 5.

Correlations among study variables

	1.	2.	3.	4.	5.	6.	7.
1. Newborn arousal	–
2. Newborn attention	−.13	–
3. Prenatal DERS	−.15†	−.17*	–
4. Prenatal chronic stress	.04	−.14†	.29***	–
5. Prenatal episodic stress (# of events)	−.15†	−.17*	.39***	.38***	–
6. RSA reactivity to infant cry	.13	.03	.13	−.03	.06	–
7. Baseline RSA	.07	−.11	−.12	−.18*	−.25**	.09	–

Note: DERS, Difficulties in Emotion Dysregulation Scale. RSA, respiratory sinus arrhythmia.

^†p < .10.

^*p < .05.

^**p < .01.

^***p < .001.