Table 2.
Descriptive statistics of all primary variables of interest and confounder variables for the complete sample and by parent gender.
| All (M, SD) | Mothers (M, SD) | Fathers (M, SD) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary Variables of Interest | ||||
| Bonding at 3 months | 1.72 (2.25) | 1.67 (2.26) | 1.83 (2.23) | |
| PTSD-CB symptoms at 1 month1 | 5.80 (6.49) | 6.66 (6.90) | 3.77 (4.87) | |
| Covariates | ||||
| Antenatal social support | 8.55 (1.36) | 8.59 (1.38) | 8.46 (1.32) | |
| Psychological distress at 1 month | 9.96 (6.11) | 11.32 (6.12) | 8.05 (5.34) | |
| Antenatal PTSD symptoms | 6.50 (7.24) | 6.99 (7.61) | 5.12 (5.90) | |
| Antenatal psychological distress2 | 10.30 (5.32) | 11.14 (5.28) | 8.2 (4.89) | |
1Total scores were created based on the items included in the latent variables following the CFA. 2Only used as a covariate for mediation analyses.