Table 3. Comparison of the Scores of Mothers and Fathers of Preterm Babies.
| Line No. | Scales | Mother |
Father |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | SD | M | SD | p | ||
| 1 | Intrusive Feelings (IES-R) | 1.32 | 0.62 | 0.63 | 0.59 | .00 |
| 2 | Hyperarousal (IES-R) | 0.90 | 0.79 | 0.46 | 0.77 | .04 |
| 3 | Total Stress (IES-R) | 2.79 | 1.89 | 1.61 | 1.25 | .01 |
| 4 | Anger (PBQ) | 0.80 | 1.37 | 1.92 | 2.21 | .01 |
| 5 | Total Score (PSS:NICU) | 9.27 | 2.24 | 7.43 | 2.26 | .01 |
| 6 | Parental Role Alteration (PSS:NICU) | 3.06 | 0.86 | 2.45 | 0.79 | .02 |
| 7 | Infant Behavior and Appearance (PSS:NICU) | 3.73 | 0.94 | 2.76 | 1.28 | .00 |
Note. IES-R scores are rated on a 5-point Likert scale (0 = not at all – 4 = extremely); PBQ scores are rated on a 6-point Likert scale (0 = always – 5 = never); PSS:NICU scores are rated on a 5-point Likert scale (1 = not at all stressful – 5 = extremely stressful).