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Published in final edited form as: Dev Psychopathol. 2021 Jul 27;34(4):1376–1385. doi: 10.1017/S0954579421000286

Appendix Table 4c.

Correlations Between Perceived Stress (PSS) at Each Prenatal Timepoint, Prenatal Psychological Distress Composite, Child Cognitive Function, and Child Negative Emotionality

Variable	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
1. PSS 15 wks	—	.747^**	.660^**	.706^**	.630^**	.802^**	−.289^**	.323^**
2. PSS 19 wks	.747^**	—	.696^**	.707^**	.625^**	.796^**	−.220^*	.307^**
3. PSS 25 wks	.660^**	.696^**	—	.725^**	.690^**	.816^**	−.266^**	.287^**
4. PSS 31 wks	.706^**	.707^**	.725^**	—	.739^**	.820^**	−.260^**	.334^**
5. PSS 36 wks	.630^**	.625^**	.690^**	.739^**	—	.786^**	−.236^**	0.134
6. Prenatal Psychological Distress	.802^**	.796^**	.816^**	.820^**	.786^**	—	−.281^**	.281^**
7. Cognitive Function 2 yrs	−.289^**	−.220^*	−.266^**	−.260^**	−.236^**	−.281^**	—	−.323^**
8. Negative Emotionality 2 yrs	.323^**	.307^**	.287^**	.334^**	0.134	.281^**	−.323^**	—

p < .05.

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p < .01.