Table 2. Relationship between social support and perceived stress in pregnant women referred to health centers of Tabriz .
| Variable |
Perceived Stress
Mean ( SD) ¥ |
| Social support | |
| Favorable | 10.7 (4.9) |
| Unfavorable | 17.5 (5.8) |
| The score of perceived stress | 11.5 (5.5)€ |
|
Comparing the two groups with favorable and unfavorable
social support |
6.7 ( p<0.001)* |
| Relationship between social support and perceived stress | r=-0.5, ( p<0.001)** |
¥ Standard deviation, € Mean difference and Standard deviation,*Mean difference and P-value according to independent t-test, **According to Pearson’s test