Table A8.

Hierarchical regression and interaction analyses for adult attachment dimensions, parity and mode of delivery to satisfaction with overall birth.

	Model 1		Model 2		Model 3		Model 4
Variable	β	p	β	p	β	p	β	p
Household income	.02	.78	.04	.59	.01	.87	.06	.41
Baby age	–.10	.13	–.09	.18	–.08	.23	–.06	.34
maternal age	.01	.91	.01	.86	.03	.69	.02	.80
Multiparous			.05	.42	.03	.57	.03	.60
Caesarean			–.14*	.03	–.12	.06	–.10	.12
Perceived availability					–.21	.05	–.22*	.05
Feared Loss of AF					–.26**	.00	–.26**	.01
Proximity seeking					–.05	.50	–.05	.55
Separation protest					–.04	.58	–.06	.43
Use of AF					–.00	.99	.03	.76
Angry withdrawal					.15	.22	.22	.10
Compulsive care-giving					.04	.60	.03	.64
Compulsive cares-eeking					.04	.58	.02	.84
Compulsive self-reliance					–.00	.98	–.06	.60
Multiparous × Perceived availability							.12	.29
Multiparous × Feared loss of AF							–.21*	.03
Multiparous × Proximity-seeking							–.10	.24
Multiparous × Separation protest							.15*	.04
Multiparous × Use of AF							.00	.99
Multiparous × Angry withdrawal							–.04	.77
Multiparous × Compulsive care-giving							–.10	.17
Multiparous × Compulsive care-seeking							.13	.10
Multiparous × Compulsive self-reliance							–.03	.82
Caesarean × Perceived availability							–.05	.64
Caesarean × Feared loss of AF							–.06	.50
Caesarean × Proximity-seeking							–.01	.90
Caesarean × Separation protest							–.03	.68
Caesarean × Use of AF							–.07	.51
Caesarean × Angry withdrawal							–.04	.75
Caesarean × Compulsive care-giving							.05	.51
Caesarean × Compulsive care-seeking							–.02	.85
Caesarean × Compulsive self-reliance							.10	.39
R2	.01		.03		.14		.21
F for change in R2			2.84		3.43**		1.09

*p < .05, **p < .01, ***p < .001.

AF, attachment figure.