Table 2.
Mother and infant touch behavior percentages at 1 and 3 months
| Depressed and breastfeeding | Depressed and bottle-feeding | Nondepressed and breastfeeding | Nondepressed and bottle-feeding | F | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mother | ||||||
| 1 month affectionate | 15.12 (12.24)a N = 10 |
5.54 (7.83)b N = 10 |
13.60 (8.42)a N = 49 |
3.88 (7.69)b, c N = 22 |
6.25 | 0.001 |
| 3 months affectionate | 13.26 (11.17)a N = S |
2.71 (5.14)b N = 7 |
15.53 (14.69)a N = 47 |
7.86 (10.86)a, b N = 14 |
2.72 | 0.05 |
| Infant | ||||||
| 1 month affectionate | 25.74 (18.79) N = 10 |
28.22 (21.04) N = 10 |
28.65 (23.00) N = 49 |
16.78 (19.98) N = 21 |
1.53 | NS |
| 3 months affectionate | 47.49 (31.76)a, b N = 9 |
30.58 (40.01)b N = 7 |
62.11 (46.92)a N = 43 |
25.09 (35.15)b N = 14 |
3.22 | 0.03 |
Percentages reflect the mean percentage of touch behaviors observed during a 5-min feeding sampling. Standard deviations appear in parentheses. Different letter superscripts in each row are significantly different from each other.