Table 2.
Correlations between Maternal and Infant’s Salivary Oxytocin Levels Pre and Post Massage.
Maternal oxytocin level (pre massage) | Maternal oxytocin level (post massage) | Infant oxytocin level (pre massage) | Infant oxytocin level (post massage) | |
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Maternal oxytocin level (pre massage) | ||||
R | 1 | 0.372 | 0.113 | 0.098 |
P value | — | .023 | .507 | .566 |
Maternal oxytocin level (post massage) | ||||
R | 0.372 | 1 | −0.141 | −0.336 |
P value | .023 | — | .407 | .042 |
Infant oxytocin level (pre massage) | ||||
R | 0.113 | −0.141 | 1 | 0.175 |
P value | 0.507 | 0.407 | — | 0.301 |
Infant oxytocin level (post massage) | ||||
R | 0.098 | −0.336 | 0.175 | 1 |
P value | .566 | .042 | .301 | — |