Fig. 4: Infant nervous temperament predicts peri-adolescent defensive behavior.

a Heatmap of associations between infant BBA measures and peri-adolescent NEC measures (*p < 0.05). b We found no association between BBA inhibition and total NEC freezing duration (r = 0.37, p = 0.127). c Experimenter-rated BBA nervousness, however, was a significant predictor of total NEC freezing duration (r = 0.50, p < 0.05).