Table 1. Spearman rank correlations of demographic and obstetric variables with STAI-S measured 6 weeks postpartum (N=272).
| STAI-S 6 weeks postpartum |
|
|---|---|
| Demographic variable | |
| Maternal age | -0.09 |
| Maternal education level | 0.05 |
| Maternal employmenta | -0.11 |
| Marital statusb | 0.04 |
| Partner’s education level | 0.04 |
| Partner’s employmenta | -0.13* |
| Socioeconomic status | -0.08 |
| Previous depressivenessc | 0.22** |
| Obstetric variable | |
| Parity | 0.03 |
| History of artificial abortiona | 0.04 |
| History of spontaneous abortiona | 0.05 |
| Delivery moded | 0.04 |
| Delivery duration (h) | 0.11 |
| Neonatal complicationsa | 0.06 |
| Feeding methode | 0.05 |
*p<0.05; **p<0.01; a1 = yes, 0 = no; bmarital status: 1 = married or cohabiting, 0 = single or separated; cprevious depressiveness: 0 = no, 1 = yes, shorter than 2 weeks, 2 = yes, longer than 2 weeks, but not diagnosed or treated; ddelivery mode: 0 = vaginal, 1 = cesarean section; efeeding method: 1 = exclusive breastfeeding, 2 = breastfeeding and bottle-feeding, 3 = exclusive bottle-feeding; STAI-S = State-Trait Anxiety Inventory as a measure of state anxiety