Table 3.
Central tendencies of continuous variables (means and standard deviations) and their univariate associations (using Pearson’s correlations coefficients) (N = 2341).
| M ± SD | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Age | 31.5 ± 4.4 | --- | |||||||
| 2. Social Support | 4.23 ± 0.80 | −0.11*** | --- | ||||||
| 3. Place and Mode of Birth (natural-(natural–medical) | 3.49 ± 1.44 | 0.10*** | 0.08*** | --- | |||||
| 4. Birth Preference Incongruence | 0.91 ± 1.24 | −0.02 | 0.05* | 0.64*** | --- | ||||
| 5. PREPS-Preparedness | 3.42 ± 0.84 | −0.13*** | −0.13*** | 0.12*** | 0.11*** | --- | |||
| 6. PREPS-Infection | 3.23 ± 0.97 | −0.02 | −0.07*** | 0.09*** | 0.01 | 0.56*** | --- | ||
| 7. PREPS-Positive Appraisal | 2.23 ± 0.88 | −0.13*** | 0.13*** | 0.02 | 0.07*** | 0.03 | 0.07** | --- | |
| 8. Timing of Birth from Pandemic Start | 16.22 ± 5.98 | 0.27 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.05* | −0.00 | 0.04 | 0.07** | --- |
| 9. Birth Satisfaction | 3.72 ± 1.04 | −0.03 | 0.10*** | −0.43*** | −0.49*** | −0.23*** | −0.12** | 0.04 | −0.02 |
Note: PREPS- Pandemic-Related Pregnancy Stress Scale.
*
p < 0.05.
**
p < 0.01.
***
p < 0.001.