marginally significantp = 0.05
The significant relation between children’s social mirroring skills at 12 months and DSR at 4 years of age r partial (36) = 0.32, p = 0.048, remained significant when controlling for gender, while the relation between MSR at 24 months and DSR at 4 years of age remained marginally significant when controlling for gender; r partial (46) = 0.23, p = 0.05, as did the relation between the SF smile effect and social mirroring at 12 months, r partial (44) = 0.22, p = 0.07.