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Table 2 Correlations (Spearman’s rho) between data collected during the perinatal period, at follow-up, and maternal ratings of child psychiatric symptoms

From: Early adversity and psychiatric symptoms – a prospective study on Ethiopian mothers and their children

 

Maternal SRQ-20 scores (2001)

Maternal IPV (2001)

SES (2001)

Maternal K10 scores (2012)

Maternal IPV (2012)

SES (2012)

Child sex

Child Total CBCL

Child internalizing symptoms

Child externalizing symptoms

Maternal SRQ-20 scores (2001)

ρ = 1.00

         

Maternal IPV (2001)

ρ = 0.105*

ρ = 1.00

        

SES (2001)

ρ = −0.027

ρ = −0.015

ρ = 1.00

       

Maternal K10 scores (2012)

ρ = 0.136*

ρ = 0.010

ρ = −0.011

ρ = 1.00

      

Maternal IPV (2012)

ρ = 0.071

ρ = 0.132*

ρ = −0.004

ρ = 0.151**

ρ = 1.00

     

SES (2012)

ρ = −0.002

ρ = 0.012

ρ = 0.111*

ρ = −0.191***

ρ = 0.015

ρ = 1.00

    

Child sex (male)

ρ = 0.017

ρ = –0.013

ρ = 0.008

ρ = –0.038

ρ = 0.063

ρ = 0.016

ρ = 1.00

   

Child Total CBCL

ρ = 0.030

ρ = −0.064

ρ = 0.037

ρ = 0.190***

ρ = 0.069

ρ = −0.099

ρ = 0.075

ρ = 1.00

  

Child internalizing symptoms CBCL

ρ = 0.005

ρ = −0.016

ρ = 0.028

ρ = 0.190***

ρ = 0.089

ρ = −0.120*

ρ = 0.013

ρ = 0.918***

ρ = 1.00

 

Child externalizing symptoms CBCL

ρ = 0.031

ρ = −0.084

ρ = 0.080

ρ = 0.145**

ρ = 0.097

ρ = −0.015

ρ = 0.121*

ρ = 0.889***

ρ = 0.732***

ρ = 1.00

  1. Significance: *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001; CBCL = Child Behavior Check-list; IPV = Intimate partner violence; K10 = The Kessler Psychological Distress Scale; SRQ-20 = Self-Reporting Questionnaire