Table 3.
Correlations between measured variables at different data collection time periods
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | |
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| 1. T1 physical health |
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| 2. T1 mental health |
.39** |
1 |
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| 3. T1 social health |
.21* |
.44** |
1 |
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| 4. T1 general health |
.71*** |
.82*** |
.72*** |
1 |
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| 5. T2 physical health |
.65*** |
.29* |
.34** |
.57*** |
1 |
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| 6. T2 mental health |
.40** |
.58*** |
.45** |
.64*** |
.37** |
1 |
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| 7. T2 social health |
.26* |
.49** |
.66*** |
.62*** |
.27* |
.49** |
1 |
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| 8. T2 general health |
.57*** |
.59*** |
.63*** |
.80*** |
.72*** |
.81*** |
.77*** |
1 |
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| 9. T3 physical health |
.52*** |
.36** |
.29* |
.52*** |
.68*** |
.37** |
.28* |
.58*** |
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| 10. T3 mental health |
.34** |
.64*** |
.46** |
.64*** |
.40** |
.71*** |
.50*** |
.71*** |
.44** |
1 |
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| 11. T3 social health |
.23* |
.41** |
.62*** |
.56*** |
.32** |
.51*** |
.63*** |
.64*** |
.27* |
.57*** |
1 |
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| 12. T3 general health |
.46** |
.60*** |
.58*** |
.73*** |
.59*** |
.68*** |
.60*** |
.82*** |
.72*** |
.87*** |
.77*** |
1 |
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| 13. T4 physical health |
.26* |
.20* |
.22* |
.30** |
.43** |
.23* |
.23* |
.39** |
.36** |
.27* |
.22* |
.36** |
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| 14. T4 mental health |
.18* |
.35** |
.29* |
.36** |
.34** |
.41** |
.32** |
.47** |
.27* |
.41** |
.29* |
.42** |
.58*** |
1 |
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| 15. T4 social health |
.11 |
.26* |
.44** |
.36** |
.23* |
.27* |
.50*** |
.44** |
.21* |
.24* |
.42** |
.36** |
.40** |
.57*** |
1 |
| 16. T4 general health | .23* | .33** | .37** | .41** | .41** | .37** | .41** | .52*** | .35** | .38** | .37** | .46** | .82*** | .89*** | .77*** |
All correlations were significant at p < .05 except for correlation between T1 physical health and T4 social health (p=.13). *weak relationship, **medium relationship, ***strong relationship based on Cohen’s criteria of power. T1 = 25–29 gestational weeks; T2 = 30–34 gestational weeks; T3= over 34 gestational weeks; T4 = 4–6 weeks postpartum.