Table 2.
Descriptive statistics and correlations (95% confidence intervals)
| Range | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. MAAS | 78.01 ± 5.30 | 64–90 | |||||
| 2. BDI | 7.56 ± 4.47 | 0–22 |
-.13 (-.30, .06) |
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| 3. STAI | 39.44 ± 7.08 | 27–61 |
-.20* (-.37, -.01) |
.49** (.33, .62) |
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| 4. PBI Care | 27.89 ± 6.21 | 6–36 |
.20* (.01, .37) |
-.17 (-.35, .01) |
-.08 (-.27, .10) |
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5. PBI Over-protection |
15.66 ± 5.23 | 5–29 |
-.09 (-.27, .10) |
.26** (.08, .42) |
.15 (-.03, .33) |
-.43** (-.57, -.27) |
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| 6. DAS | 127.58 ± 11.80 | 61–145 |
.42** (.26, .56) |
-.47** (-.56, -.26) |
-.42** (-.56, -.26) |
.12 (-.06, .30) |
-.33** (-.49, -.16) |
Note. Data are given as mean ± SD
**P < .01; * P < .05
MAAS Maternal Antenatal Attachment Scale (Condon, 1993) [10], BDI Beck Depression Inventory (Beck et al., 1996) [30], STAI State Anxiety Trait Inventory (Spielberger, 1968) [31], PBI Parental Bonding Instrument (Parker et al., 1989) [33], DAS Dyadic Adjustment Scale (Spanier et al., 1976) [32]