Table 4.
Correlations between PPD symptoms and Cortisol and affect average and change scores
| Early pregnancy | Mid-pregnancy | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cortisol | Affect | Cortisol | Affect | |||
| Positive (Total/Contentment) | Negative | Positive (Total/Contentment) | Negative | |||
| Avg yoga | .12 | .03/.17 | −.11 | −.18 | −.03/.05 | −.10 |
| Diff yoga | −.05 | .24/.30 | .00 | .43* | .12/.16 | −.05 |
| Avg nat env | .10 | −.13/−.15 | .13 | .47* | −.06/−.03 | .17 |
| Diff nat env | .26 | −.12/.21 | −.23 | −.03 | .02/.13 | −.21 |
Note. Avg= average of pre- and post- values; Diff= post value – pre value
*
p < .05