Table 2.

Hierarchical multiple regression model estimating postpartum bonding (N = 116)

	Model 1			Model 2			Model 3			Model 4
	b	SE	ß	b	SE	ß	b	SE	ß	b	SE	ß
Constant	123.47**	1.06	-	123.78**	1.0	-	127.04**	7.84	-	129.93**	7.6	-
NICU Admission	−8.74**	2.57	−0.35	−9.51**	2.42	− 0.34	− 9.09**	2.38	− 0.33	−10.08**	2.26	− 0.36
Maternal-Fetal Bonding				3.74**	0.96	0.33	3.53**	0.95	0.32	2.31*	0.95	0.21
Education							0.07	0.55	0.02	− 0.11	0.54	− 0.02
Economic Hardship							− 0.92*	0.53	− 0.16	− 0.82	0.50	− 0.14
Married/Cohabiting							−1.81*	1.93	− 0.08	−1.75	1.81	− 0.08
Age							− 0.12	0.19	− 0.06	− 0.15	0.18	− 0.08
Unintended pregnancy							2.08	2.0	0.10	2.31	1.89	0.11
[NICU X MFB] Interaction										10.62**	2.8	0.34
	R squared = 0.10			R squared = 0.20*			R squared = 0.26**			R squared = 0.35**

Note: NICU Admission (1 = yes; 0 = no). MFB = Maternal Fetal Bonding. Married/Cohabiting (1 = yes; 0 = no). Unintended pregnancy (1 = yes; 0 = no)

^*p < .05;

^**p < .001