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. 2024 Jul 5;13(13):3957. doi: 10.3390/jcm13133957

Table 1.

Partial correlations (Pearson’s r) between EPDS, STAI-1, 2, GAD-7, and depressive, cyclothymic, hyperthymic, irritable, and anxious temperaments related to women in the first (A), second (B), and third (C) trimester of pregnancy, after controlling for the history of psychiatric symptomatology.

(A) Variable 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
1. EPDS
2. STAI-1 0.803 ***
3. STAI-2 0.776 *** 0.767 ***
4. GAD-7 0.956 *** 0.774 *** 0.749 ***
5. Depressive 0.612 *** 0.513 ** 0.762 *** 0.639 ***
6. Cyclothymic 0.323 0.150 0.241 0.316 0.308
7. Hyperthymic −0.116 −0.176 −0.229 −0.164 −0.115 0.107
8. Irritable 0.402 * 0.406 * 0.603 *** 0.457 * 0.522 ** 0.189 −0.171
9. Anxious 0.602 *** 0.561 ** 0.747 *** 0.645 *** 0.594 *** 0.454 * −0.262 0.632 ***
(B) Variable 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
1. EPDS
2. STAI-1 0.680 ***
3. STAI-2 0.708 *** 0.626 ***
4. GAD-7 0.885 *** 0.666 *** 0.696 ***
5. Depressive 0.556 *** 0.529 *** 0.555 *** 0.500 ***
6. Cyclothymic 0.465 *** 0.293 *** 0.459 *** 0.408 *** 0.507 ***
7. Hyperthymic −0.123 −0.181 * −0.174 * −0.155 * −0.126 0.096
8. Irritable 0.366 *** 0.273 *** 0.426 *** 0.343 *** 0.425 *** 0.684 *** −0.054
9. Anxious 0.556 *** 0.469 *** 0.642 *** 0.555 *** 0.623 *** 0.553 *** −0.022 0.579 ***
(C) Variable 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
1. EPDS
2. STAI-1 0.537 ***
3. STAI-2 0.439 *** 0.567 ***
4. GAD-7 0.778 *** 0.531 *** 0.445 ***
5. Depressive 0.267 0.257 0.366 ** 0.513 ***
6. Cyclothymic 0.383 ** 0.306 * 0.593 *** 0.546 *** 0.402 **
7. Hyperthymic −0.082 −0.100 −0.066 −0.035 0.003 0.027
8. Irritable 0.320 * 0.240 0.599 *** 0.488 *** 0.513 *** 0.811 *** 0.027
9. Anxious 0.500 *** 0.451 *** 0.632 *** 0.546 *** 0.587 *** 0.666 *** 0.109 0.684 ***

Note. * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001. “EPDS” = Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale; “STAI” = State-Trait Anxiety Inventory; “GAD-7” = Generalized Anxiety Disorder Questionnaire.