Table 4.
Estimated MLR Coefficients for the Total Scores of Infant Safety and Welfare Anxieties
| Variable | B | Standard error | β | p-Value |
| Sociodemographic Characteristics | ||||
| Mother age in years | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.03 | .38 |
| Years of education | 0.05 | 0.06 | 0.03 | .43 |
| Employment status: (Unemployed) Employed |
0.09 |
0.34 |
0.01 |
.80 |
| Adequate Financial Resources: (No) Yes |
-0.22 |
0.26 |
-0.02 |
.41 |
| Obstetric Characteristics | ||||
| Parity: (First child) Multiple children |
0.02 |
0.30 |
0.003 |
.94 |
| Intention of pregnancy: (Unplanned) Planned |
-0.09 |
0.24 |
-0.01 |
.72 |
| Previous pregnancy loss or death of an infant: (No) Yes |
0.70 |
0.34 |
0.07 |
.04 |
| Mode of birth: (Normal) Caesarian |
0.30 |
0.23 |
0.04 |
.20 |
| Infant Factors | ||||
| Infant gender: (male) Female |
0.13 |
0.21 |
0.02 |
.54 |
| Mode of feeding: (Non-exclusive breastfeeding) Exclusive breastfeeding |
-0.58 |
0.27 |
-0.07 |
.03 |
| Infant age: (<3 months) 3-6 months |
-0.60 |
0.23 |
-0.08 |
.01 |
| Infant mood: (Quiet) | ||||
| Changeable | 0.64 | 0.29 | 0.08 | .03 |
| Anxious | 1.43 | 0.30 | 0.19 | <.01 |
| Infant sleep pattern: (sleepless night) | ||||
| Little sleep | -0.53 | 0.35 | -0.06 | .13 |
| Good sleep | -0.29 | 0.33 | -0.04 | .39 |
| Social Support Factors | ||||
| Total score of tangible support received from close social networks |
0.04 |
0.04 |
0.06 |
.26 |
| Total score of informational support received from health care providers |
-0.96 |
0.08 |
-0.71 |
<.01 |
| Total score of emotional support received from close social networks |
-0.08 |
0.03 |
-0.08 |
.01 |
| Model summary | ||||
| R Square | .71 | |||
| Adjusted R Square | .70 | |||
Note: The reference category is in parentheses.Abbreviation: MLR, multivariate linear regression