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. 2024 May 31;27(6):1033–1041. doi: 10.1007/s00737-024-01473-x

Table 2.

Linear regression estimates for the associations between maternal perinatal social support and infant social-emotional outcomes at 12-months

ATP (N=1052) Triple B (N=1537)
BITSEA Competencies BITSEA Problems BAYLEY-SE Competencies ASQ-SE Problems
β (95% CI) p β (95% CI) p β (95% CI) p β (95% CI) p

Social Support:

Third Trimester of Pregnancy

 Unadjusted .12 (.04, .21) .003 -.17 (-.25, -.09) <.001 .07 (.01, .13) .029 -.12 (-.18, -.06) <.001
 Adjusted .12 (.04, .19) .003 -.15 (-.23, -.07) <.001 .07 (.01, .13) .022 -.11 (-.17, -.05) <.001

Social Support:

Eight-weeks Post-Birth

 Unadjusted .18 (.10, .26) <.001 -.14 (-.23, -.05) .002 .05 (-.02, .12) .178 -.07 (-.13, -.01) .032
 Adjusted .16 (.08, .25) <.001 -.12 (-.21, -.03) .012 .06 (-.01, .13) .119 -.07 (-.13, -.01) .032

Mother age, education, ethnicity, financial status, and infant sex were included in the adjusted models for both the ATP and Triple B cohorts. ATP Australian Temperament Project, Triple B Triple B Pregnancy Cohort Study, BITSEA Brief Infant and Toddler Social Emotional Assessment, ASQ:SE Ages and Stages Questionnaires: Social Emotional, BAYLEY-SE Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development, Social Emotional scale