Table 4.
Correlation between psychological/emotional parameters in women affected by striae gravidarum
| Self-image/ self-esteem affected | Type of clothing influenced | Social activities affected | Quality of life | Anxiety/ depression | Willingness to seek treatment | creation of interpersonal problems | Negative view of pregnancy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Embarrassment/self-consciousness, r (p-value) | .751 (<.001)* | .706 (<.001)* | .688 (<.001)* | .620 (<.001) | .562 (<.001) | .436 (<.001) | .343 (<.001) | .327 (< .001) |
| Negative view of pregnancy, r (p-value) | .442 (<.001) | .241 (.009) | .272 (.003) | .382 (<.001) | .393 (<.001) | .253 (0.011) | .327 (<.001) | |
| Creation of interpersonal problems, r (p-value) | .427 (<.001) | .292 (.002) | .345 (<.001) | .522 (<.001) | .503 (<.001) | .243 (.015) | ||
| Willingness to seek treatment, r (p-value) | .509 (<.001) | .389 (<.001) | .359 (<.001) | .370 (<.001) | .378 (<.001) | |||
| Anxiety/depression, r (p-value) | .634 (<.001)* | .370 (<.001) | .392 (<.001) | .625 (<.001) | ||||
| Quality of life, r (p-value) | .633 (<.001) | .527 (<.001) | .572 (<.001) | |||||
| Social activities affected, r (p-value) | .559 (<.001) | .716 (<.001)* | ||||||
| Type of clothing influenced, r (p-value) | .616 (<.001) |
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The five strongest correlations among measures of psychological distress due to striae gravidarum