TABLE 3.
Sample characteristics (n = 177).
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Sample n = 177 |
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| n (%) | Mean (SD) | |
| Education | ||
| High school (at least) | 42 (23.7) | |
| Polytechnics | 67 (37.9) | |
| University | 68 (38.4) | |
| Monthly income* | ||
| 1,500 or less | 60 (33.9) | |
| 1,501–2,500 | 100 (56.5) | |
| >2,500 | 17 (9.6) | |
| Maternal age | 31.18 (4.01) | |
| Primiparous | 103 (58.2) | |
| Unpredictability of maternal sensory signals | 0.90 (17) | |
| theoretical range 0–3 | ||
| Maternal effortful control | ||
| theoretical range 1–7 | 4.62 (0.74) | |
| Distress symptoms | ||
| First trimester | ||
| SCL-90 | 3.53 (4.40) | |
| theoretical range 0–40 | ||
| EPDS | 4.98 (4.40) | |
| theoretical range 0–30 | ||
| Second trimester | ||
| SCL-90 | 4.42 (5.40) | |
| EPDS | 5.03 (4.92) | |
| PRAQ-R2 | 22.51 (7.19) | |
| theoretical range 10–50 | ||
| Third trimester | ||
| SCL-90 | 3.45 (4.72) | |
| EPDS | 5.04 (4.90) | |
| PRAQ-R2 | 22.52 (7.04) | |
| Postpartum 3 months | ||
| SCL-90 | 3.15 (4.04) | |
| EPDS | 4.60 (4.13) | |
| Postpartum 6 months | ||
| SCL-90 | 3.60 (4.95) | |
| EPDS | 5.20 (5.00) | |
| SCL-90 pre- and postnatal | ||
| Mean | 3.63 (4.05) | |
| EPDS pre- and postnatal | ||
| Mean | 4.97 (3.95) | |
*in Euros.