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Published in final edited form as: Public Health Nurs. 2021 Feb 15;38(4):555–563. doi: 10.1111/phn.12878

TABLE 4.

Multiple linear regression analysis for predictive effect of IPV on perceived stress

	PSS^b
Predictive variables	β (95% CI)
IPV during the 12 months before pregnancy^a	4.17 (0.88, 7.46)^*
Cigarette smoking during pregnancy	1.40 (−1.03, 3.84)
Marijuana use during pregnancy	3.11 (0.77, 5.45)^*
Alcohol use during pregnancy	3.51 (−0.98, 8.00)

Note: Covariates in the multiple regression models are maternal age, gestational age at data collection, level of education, and marital status. Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; IPV, intimate partner violence; PSS, Perceived Stress Scale; β unstandardized regression coefficient.

Experience of IPV during the 12 months before pregnancy.

Perceived stress during the past month prior to data collection.

p <.05.