Table 1.
Descriptive and inferential statistical overview of sociodemographic, pregnancy-related, and psychological dimensions; the entire sample (n = 103) and separately for participants before (n = 66) and after delivery (n = 37).
| Samples | Statistics | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Sample | Before Delivery | After Delivery | F (1, 101) | ηp2 | |
| n | 103 | 66 | 37 | ||
| M (SD) | M (SD) | M (SD) | |||
| Age | 28.57 (6.85) | 28.97 (7.45) | 27.86 (5.62) | 0.62 | 0.006 (T) |
| Number of pregnancies | 2.20 (1.10) | 2.35 (1.12) | 1.95 (1.03) | 3.26 | 0.031 (S) |
| Number of children | 1.41 (0.99) | 1.23 (0.99) | 1.73 (0.93) | 6.37 * | 0.060 (M) |
| Gestational age (weeks) | 27.20 (5.77) | - | |||
| Time lapse after delivery (weeks) | - | 4.82 (0.67) | |||
| Health anxiety | |||||
| Illness likelihood | 24.63 (5.58) | 24.85 (5.23) | 24.24 (6.23) | 0.28 | 0.003 (T) |
| Illness severity | 5.27 (3.50 | 5.33 (3.21) | 5.16 (4.00 | 0.06 | 0.001 (T) |
| Body vigilance | 9.20 (2.34) | 9.21 (2.25) | 9.19 (2.52) | 0.02 | 0.000 (T) |
| Total score | 29.31 (9.60) | 39.70 (8.57) | 38.62 (11.24) | 0.30 | 0.010 (T) |
| Edinburgh Postnatal Depression | 12.77 (3.66) | 12.50 (4.04) | 13.24 (2.84) | 1.00 | 0.010 (T) |
| Perceived stress | 22.23 (7.30) | 20.29 (7.46) | 25.70 (5.58) | 14.81 *** | 0.128 (M) |
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |||
| Q1; Close person with COVID-19? (no/yes + no contact; yes + contact | 61/40/2 | 39/26/1 | 22/14/1 | X2 (n = 103; df = 2) = 0.19 | |
| Q2; necessary to adhere to the rules? (yes + I adhere sometimes; yes + always; yes + worries) | 10/59/34 | 8/40/18 | 2/19/16 | X2 (n = 103; df = 2) = 3.29 | |
| Q3; postponing/cancelling appointments (yes/no) | 57/46 | 39/27 | 18/19 | X2 (n = 103; df = 2) = 1.05 | |
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |||
| Education (compulsory school/diploma/higher education) | 33/47/23 | 25/31/10 | 8/16/13 | X2 (n = 103; df = 2) = 6.36 | |
| Employment (yes, no) | 26/77 | 14/52 | 12/25 | X2 (n = 103; df = 1) = 1.58 |
Notes: * = p < 0.05; *** = p < 0.001. T = trivial effect size; S = small effect size; M = medium effect size.