Table 5.

Peripartum (changes in) perceived social support, including differences between (expectant) mothers and fathers, in MARI (N = 396) and DREAM (N = 2,819).

	Perceived social support
	MARI (N = 396)				DREAM (N = 2,819)
Predictor	β	95% CI		p	β	95% CI		p
Gender (fathers vs. mothers)	−0.25	−0.47	−0.03	0.025	−0.15	−0.21	−0.08	<0.001
Early-postpartum	−0.09	−0.17	−0.02	0.018	−0.18	−0.22	−0.15	<0.001
Late-postpartum	−0.15	−0.24	−0.06	0.001	−0.19	−0.24	−0.14	<0.001
Gender × early-postpartum	−0.14	−0.32	0.05	0.145	−0.06	−0.14	0.01	0.071
Gender × late-postpartum	−0.12	−0.39	0.15	0.392	−0.04	−0.13	0.06	0.444

β, beta-coefficient from multilevel analyses with measurement occasions (Level 1) nested within persons (Level 2) nested within couples (Level 3), adjusted for age at baseline. CI, confidence interval; p, p-value. Early-postpartum effect: Changes in perceived social support from pregnancy to early postpartum (i.e., 4 months postpartum in MARI and 14 months postpartum in DREAM). Late-postpartum effect: Further changes in perceived social support until late postpartum (i.e., 16 months postpartum in MARI and 2 years postpartum in DREAM). Significant effects (p < 0.05) are printed in bold.