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Table 3 All spearman correlations excluding correlations between MST variables

From: The longitudinal relations between mental state talk and theory of mind

Measure

ToM 3y.

ToM 4y.

ToM 5y.

EF

Lang

SES

Sib.

ToM 3y.

       

ToM 4y.

0.308*

      

ToM 5y.

0.332

0.402*

     

EF

0.184

0.156

0.122

    

Lang

0.124

0.285*

0.288

0.184

   

SES

0.301*

0.121

0.336

− 0.083

0.040

  

Nr.Sib

0.022

− 0.102

− 0.032

− 0.037

− 0.193

0.076

 

Absolute frequency

Cog. 2y.

− 0.235*

− 0.067

0.206

− 0.177

0.103

− 0.088

− 0.122

Emo. 2y.

0.019

− 0.017

0.234

0.109

− 0.003

− 0.029

− 0.020

Des. 2y.

− 0.023

− 0.036

0.235

− 0.094

0.046

− 0.140

− 0.059

Cog. 3y.

− 0.094

0.213

0.145

− 0.052

0.105

0.039

− 0.096

Emo. 3y.

− 0.021

0.054

0.271

− 0.028

0.099

0.192

− 0.018

Des. 3y.

0.026

0.089

0.095

− 0.086

0.227

0.082

0.104

Proportion

Cog. 2y.

− 0.229*

− 0.038

0.087

− 0.151

0.027

− 0.007

− 0.191

Emo. 2y.

0.037

− 0.049

0.306

0.143

0.062

0.068

0.095

Des. 2y.

0.034

0.004

0.150

− 0.001

0.086

− 0.054

− 0.103

Cog. 3y.

− 0.018

0.263*

0.064

− 0.013

− 0.010

− 0.016

− 0.013

Emo. 3y.

0.014

0.124

0.360

0.106

0.015

0.154

0.028

Des. 3y.

− 0.015

0.019

− 0.130

− 0.055

0.179

0.069

0.144

Vocabulary size

Cog. 2y.

− 0.078

− 0.171

− 0.062

− 0.178

− 0.121

− 0.092

− 0.143

Emo. 2y.

− 0.094

0.026

0.342

0.073

0.091

0.015

0.057

Des. 2y.

0.000

− 0.162

0.155

0.021

0.039

0.015

0.076

Cog. 3y.

0.043

0.314**

0.084

− 0.113

0.089

0.068

− 0.172

Emo. 3y.

0.089

0.175

0.557***

0.046

0.201

0.191

− 0.185

Des. 3y.

− 0.009

0.209

0.149

− 0.071

0.063

− 0.017

− 0.036

  1. ToM Theory of mind, y. Years of age, Lang. Productive language, SES Socioeconomic status, Sib. Number of older siblings, EF Executive function, Des. Desire, Emo. Emotion, Cog. Cognition
  2. * p < .05; ** = p < .01; *** = p < .001