Table 3.
Differences in FOC factors by country and by parity
| Nulliparous | Multiparous | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norway M (SD) |
Israel M (SD) |
t | Cohen’s d | Norway M (SD) |
Israel M (SD) |
t | Cohen’s d | |
| Fear | 2.78 (0.80) | 2.92 (0.86) | 2.22* | −0.17 | 2.39 (0.90) | 2.47 (0.92) | 1.21 | −0.9 |
| Negative appraisal | 1.40 (0.95) | 1.17 (0.99) | −3.11** | 0.24 | 1.54 (0.98) | 1.25 (0.88) | −4.75*** | 0.31 |
| Loneliness | 0.76 (0.87) | 0.53 (0.80) | −3.64*** | 0.28 | 0.74 (0.91) | 0.47 (0.76) | −5.35*** | 0.32 |
| Lack of self-efficacy | 2.21 (0.72) | 1.89 (0.76) | −5.74*** | 0.43 | 1.98 (0.79) | 1.74 (0.69) | −5.43*** | 0.32 |
| Lack of positive anticipation | 0.83 (0.76) | 0.71 (0.88) | −1.73 | 0.15 | 0.66 (0.74) | 0.39 (0.62) | −6.55*** | 0.40 |
| Concerns for the child | 0.78 (1.14) | 1.40 (1.38) | 5.93*** | −0.49 | 0.84 (1.16) | 1.55 (1.45) | 7.96*** | −0.54 |
*p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001