Table 1.
Means, SD, and Intercorrelations Among the Variables in Study
| Variables | M (SD) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Age | 61.16 (5.66) | — | |||||||||||
| 2. Race (% White) | 0.75 (0.43) | −.07 | — | ||||||||||
| 3. Length of care | 4.49 (1.76) | .09 | .05 | — | |||||||||
| 4. Total grandchildren | 1.97 (1.04) | −.09 | −.05 | −.10 | — | ||||||||
| 5. Income | 2.94 (1.32) | .07 | .28* | −.10 | −.12 | — | |||||||
| 6. Adverse childhood experiences | 4.17 (3.21) | −.27* | −.06 | −.11 | .09 | −.14 | — | ||||||
| 7. Social support | 7.04 (1.95) | −.02 | .02 | .17* | .04 | −.11 | −.10 | — | |||||
| 8. Relationship strain | 4.58 (2.12) | .04 | .08 | −.14 | −.06 | .08 | −.05 | −.33* | — | ||||
| 9. Mean positive affect | 3.39 (0.76) | .14 | −.20* | −.02 | .01 | −.02 | −.20* | .36* | −.25* | — | |||
| 10. Mean negative affect | 1.58 (0.46) | −.11 | .09 | −.02 | .06 | −.14* | .31* | −.11 | .20* | −.49* | — | ||
| 11. SD positive affect | 0.54 (0.25) | −.29* | −.01 | .01 | −.01 | −.10 | .27* | −.06 | −.02 | −.34* | .28* | — | |
| 12. SD negative affect | 0.43 (0.25) | −.21* | .05 | −.08 | .09 | −.06 | −.30* | −.18* | .13 | −.47* | .65* | .61* | — |
Notes: Length of care refers to length of time the adolescent grandchild has been with the custodial grandmother. Income was divided into five categories: 1 ($15,999 or less), 2 ($16,000–$25,999), 3 ($26,000–$50,999), 4 ($51,000–$75,999), and 5 ($76,000 or more). Social support and relationship strain refer to relationship quality with adolescent grandchild.
*p < .05.