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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Obstet Gynecol Neonatal Nurs. 2010 Jul;39(4):401–414. doi: 10.1111/j.1552-6909.2010.01152.x

Table 4.

Comparison of Group Meansa for Post Still Face Co-regulation by MANCOVA (sex and maternal depression at baseline as covariates)

Variables F
Statistic
P value Means (SE)
Kangaroo
Blanket Holding
Controlb
95% Confidence level Comparison Contrast
p value
Symmetrical
Co-regulation
3.163 .049 35.73 (4.87)
19.35 (4.61)
22.28 (5.03)
25.98
10.11
12.22
45.47
28.58
32.35
Kangaroo vs.
Blanket Holding
.019
Kangaroo vs.
Control
.066
Asymmetrical
Co-regulation
3.213 .047 32.63 (5.45)
50.94 (5.17)
48.22 (5.64)
21.72
40.60
36.95
43.55
61.28
59.50
Kangaroo vs.
Kangaroo vs.
Blanket Holding
.019
Kangaroo vs.
Control.
.057
Unilateral
Regulation
0.148 .863 31.58 (5.89)
29.46 (5.58)
26.87 (6.09)
19.80
18.30
14.70
43.37
40.63
39.05
a

Means are the percentage of the observation spent in the activity

b

Values are reported in order of group, with Kangaroo listed first, Blanket Holding second and Control third.