Table 3.
Variable | First pregnancy | Subsequent pregnancy | Difference | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
M | SD | M | SD | Z (in SEM) | |
Attachment avoidance | 1.63 | 0.63 | 2.24 | 1.14 | 5.08*** |
Mental health | 4.76 | 0.81 | 4.53 | 0.83 | 2.30* |
Pregnancy anxiety | 2.33 | 0.60 | 2.18 | 0.54 | 3.34*** |
Maternal-fetal relationship (latent variable) | 2.06* | ||||
MFAS | 4.22 | 0.42 | 4.00 | 0.48 | |
MAAS quality | 4.50 | 0.41 | 4.41 | 0.39 | |
MAAS intensity | 3.65 | 0.47 | 3.31 | 0.52 |
Note. *p < .05, ***p < .001. Means and SDs are provided from the raw data, whereas difference tests were based on estimated means/intercepts in SEM (using transformed variables where necessary and controlling for any predictors).