TABLE 4.
Comparison of Yale Interview of Parental Thoughts and Actions-Revised (YIPTA-R) Between First-Time and Experienced Mothers and Fathers at Time 1 (2–4 Weeks’) and Time 2 (3–4 Months’) Postpartum
| Composite Interview Domains | Mother
|
Father
|
F Parent | F Experience | F Visit | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First-Time
|
Experienced
|
First-Time
|
Experienced
|
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| Time 1 | Time 2 | Time 1 | Time 2 | Time 1 | Time 2 | Time 1 | Time 2 | ||||
| M (SD) | |||||||||||
| CARE | 48.83 (18.41) | 41.52 (11.43) | 35.67 (15.95) | 29.49 (7.62) | 24.61 (10.06) | 23.89 (12.94) | 16.45 (6.25) | 12.79 (4.50) | *** | *** | ** |
| RELATIONSHIP | 7.67 (2.11) | 7.94 (1.89) | 6.69 (2.50) | 6.58 (1.16) | 7.00 (2.85) | 6.13 (2.13) | 5.23 (1.59) | 6.08 (1.38) | ** | † | |
| PREOCCUPATION | 29.28 (9.77) | 23.85 (7.73) | 18.15 (4.65) | 16.50 (6.61) | 20.0 (10.38) | 16.63 (9.35) | 11.04 (4.99) | 8.64 (3.69) | *** | *** | ** |
| AITHAB | 1.05 (.31) | 1.06 (.23) | 1.05 (.27) | .83 (.19) | .98 (.26) | .88 (.24) | .77 (.24) | .69 (.21) | * | * | ** |
| POSITIVE PARENTING | 8.56 (7.52) | 10.35 (7.52) | 3.85 (2.76) | 5.58 (3.34) | 4.07 (2.28) | 7.07 (5.01) | 3.38 (3.91) | 3.33 (1.30) | † | ** | * |
| POSITIVE BABY | 5.50 (3.31) | 7.53 (2.83) | 4.23 (3.11) | 5.83 (2.12) | 4.33 (2.16) | 6.27 (2.81) | 3.54 (3.10) | 4.25 (1.48) | † | † | ** |
Note. Time 1 = 2–4 weeks’ postpartum, Time 2 = 3–4 months’ postpartum. CARE = thoughts and actions associated with parental caregiving; RELATIONSHIP = thoughts and actions associated with relationship building; PREOCCUPATION = Parental exclusive mental and behavioral focus on infant; AITHAB = anxious intrusive thoughts and harm avoidant behaviors experienced/performed by parents; POSITIVE PARENTING = perception of positive experience with parenting; POSITIVE BABY = perception of positive experience with baby.
†
p < .10.
*
p < .05.
**
p < .01.
***
p < .001.