Table 4 Partial correlation coefficients between variables (n = 681).

From: Relation between parental playfulness and child playfulness: mediating role of parent-child interaction

 

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

1 Parental playfulness

1

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

2 Parent-child interaction

0.241***

1

–

–

–

–

–

–

3 Child playfulness

0.481***

0.328***

1

–

–

–

–

–

4 Physical spontaneity

0.320***

0.262***

0.765***

1

–

–

–

–

5 Social spontaneity

0.430***

0.282***

0.834***

0.576***

1

–

–

–

6 Cognitive spontaneity

0.379***

0.285***

0.744***

0.450***

0.587***

1

–

–

7 Manifest pleasure

0.409***

0.235***

0.843***

0.609***

0.601***

0.528***

1

–

8 Humor

0.351***

0.240***

0.745***

0.420***

0.494***

0.467***

0.518***

1

  1. The correlation coefficients are partial correlation coefficients that control for children’s age and only child status.
  2. ***p < 0.001.
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