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. 2022 Jun 15:1–20. Online ahead of print. doi: 10.1007/s12144-022-03287-5

Table 3.

Associations between lifestyles and PTSD symptoms in pregnant women during the COVID-19 pandemic

Response in demographic, COVID-19 and lifestyles variable r/t p Effect size
No Yes
M(SD)* M(SD)*
Demographic
  Age -0.10  < .001  .10
  Primiparous 10.27(7.39) 9.51(7.52) 1.87 .062 .10
COVID-19 exposures and symptoms
  Contact with someone diagnosed with COVID-19 9.78(7.41) 9.91(7.63) -0.28 .781 .02
  Symptoms and/or confirmed COVID-19 diagnosis 9.59(7.33) 10.94(8.07) -2.52 .012 .18
  Death of a close person due to COVID-19 9.65(7.42) 11.07(7.71) -2.30 .022 .19
Lifestyles to cope with stress during the COVID-19 pandemic
  Nothing 10.04(7.44) 7.24(7.37) 3.82  < .001 .38
  Sleeping well at night 10.71(7.77) 7.42(5.99) 7.48  < .001 .47
  Meditation/mindfulness 9.60(7.47) 10.82(7.41) -2.32 .021 .16
  Talking with friends and family 10.48(8.32) 9.57(7.12) 1.87 .062 .12
  Participating in family activities (e.g., games, sports) 9.97(7.50) 8.47(7.04) 2.25 .023 .21
  Talking with other pregnant women or with children 9.59(7.62) 10.31(7.12) -1.66 .097 .10
  Increasing time with screens (i.e., videogames, series or films) 9.12(7.19) 11.11(7.81) -4.77  < .001 .27
  Increasing time in social networks (facebook, instagram or others) 8.67(7.36) 11.04(7.40) -5.98  < .001 .32
  Decreasing time in social networks (facebook, instagram or others) 9.72(7.44) 11.38(7.78) -1.95 .051 .22
  Increasing time watching or looking for news 9.46(7.36) 11.83(7.80) -4.30  < .001 .31
  Decreasing time watching or looking for news 9.66(7.48) 10.32(7.42) -1.42 .156 .09
  Eating fast food (sweets and chips) 9.43(7.38) 13.11(7.44) -5.73  < .001 .50
  Eating healthier 10.09(7.59) 9.03(7.06) 2.43 .015 .14
  Increasing personal care (e.g. having more bath or shower, facial treatments…) 10.11(7.61) 8.61(6.77) 3.24 .001 .21
  Increasing time reading books or doing activities as jigsaw or puzzles 9.92(7.57) 9.55(7.20) 0.83 .408 .05
  Physical exercise (intense or moderate at lesst three times a week) 10.40(7.79) 8.69(6.67) 4.08  < .001 .24
  Drinking fermented alcoholic drinks 9.81(7.47) 12.00(7.38) -0.66 .513 .29
  Drinking distilled alcoholic drinks 9.82(7.47) 2(0) 1.05 .295
  Smoking or vaping 9.73(7.43) 14.18(8.18) -3.13 .002 .57
  Taking sleeping pills without medical prescription 9.81(7.47) 21(0) -1.50 .134
  Talking with health professionals more frequently 9.69(7.43) 12.88(7.86) -3.14 .002 .42
  Talking with mental health professional 9.48(7.33) 14.10(7.94) -6.10  < .001 .60
  Helping others 9.80(7.49) 10(7.25) -0.25 .804 .03
  Other 9.83(7.49) 9.62(7.20) 0.27 .789 .03

*Means and standard deviations in PTSD symptoms are presented, comparing the results by the response (No/Yes) in each independent variable (i.e., demographics, COVID-19 exposure and symptoms, and lifestyles to cope with stress during the COVID-19 pandemic). PTSD symptoms (dependent variable) were analyzed as a continuous variable