Table 5.
Association between lifestyles and PTSD symptoms in postpartum women during the COVID-19 pandemic
| Response in each predictor | r/t | p | Effect size | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | Yes | ||||
| M(SD) | M(SD) | ||||
| Demographic | |||||
| Age | -.07 | .001 | |||
| Primiparous | 10.59(7.65) | 9.81(7.51) | 2.18 | .030 | .10 |
| COVID-19 exposures and symptoms | |||||
| Contact with someone diagnosed with COVID-19 | 10.12(7.70) | 10.00(7.17) | .31 | .758 | .02 |
| Symptoms and/or confirmed COVID-19 diagnosis | 9.99(7.59) | 10.67(7.45) | -1.40 | .163 | .09 |
| Death of a close person due to COVID-19 | 9.91(7.44) | 11.66(8.48) | -2.83 | .005 | .22 |
| Lifestyles to cope with stress during the COVID-19 pandemic | |||||
| Nothing | 10.25(7.40) | 8.74(8.82) | 2.34 | .020 | .19 |
| Sleeping well at night | 10.38(7.62) | 7.88(6.82) | 5.10 | < .001 | .35 |
| Meditation/ mindfulness | 10.01(7.57) | 10.99(7.49) | -1.52 | .128 | .13 |
| Talking with friends and family | 10.74(8.53) | 9.84(7.15) | 2.18 | .029 | .11 |
| Participating in family activities (e.g., games, sports) | 10.14(7.55) | 9.68(7.76) | .82 | .413 | .06 |
| Talking with other pregnant women or with children | 10.07(7.98) | 10.11(6.92) | -.11 | .914 | .01 |
| Increasing time with screens (i.e., videogames, series or films) | 9.70(7.51) | 11.13(7.63) | -3.74 | < .001 | .19 |
| Increasing time in social networks (Facebook, Instagram or others) | 9.33(7.35) | 10.93(7.72) | -4.68 | < .001 | .21 |
| Decreasing time in social networks (Facebook, Instagram or others) | 10.04(7.58) | 10.85(7.32) | -1.12 | .263 | .11 |
| Increasing time watching or looking for news | 9.83(7.49) | 11.52(7.85) | -3.45 | .001 | .22 |
| Decreasing time watching or looking for news | 9.94(7.72) | 10.51(7.11) | -1.50 | .133 | .08 |
| Eating fast food (sweets and chips) | 9.51(7.44) | 12.89(7.56) | -7.51 | < .001 | .45 |
| Eating healthier | 10.34(7.70) | 9.01(6.89) | 3.28 | .001 | .18 |
| Increasing personal care (e.g. having more bath or shower, facial treatments…) | 10.15(7.67) | 9.68(6.91) | .93 | .354 | .06 |
| Increasing time reading books or doing activities as jigsaw or puzzles | 10.28(7.65) | 9.03(7.00) | 2.80 | .005 | .17 |
| Physical exercise (intense or moderate at least three times a week) | 10.36(7.70) | 8.94(6.89) | 3.46 | .001 | .19 |
| Drinking fermented alcoholic drinks | 10.03(7.53) | 16.37(9.52) | -2.89 | .010 | .74 |
| Drinking distilled alcoholic drinks | |||||
| Smoking or vaping | 9.98(7.53) | 14.02(7.92) | -3.77 | < .001 | .52 |
| Taking sleeping pills without medical prescription | 10.04(7.54) | 21(6.44) | -4.10 | < .001 | 1.56 |
| Talking with health professionals more frequently | 10.01(7.56) | 12.63(7.58) | -2.69 | .007 | .35 |
| Talking with mental health professional | 9.84(7.50) | 14.20(7.66) | -5.91 | < .001 | .58 |
| Helping others | 10.07(7.62) | 10.35(6.90) | -.43 | .670 | .04 |
| Other | 10.04(7.59) | 10.98(7.16) | -1.23 | .220 | .13 |
Means and standard deviations in PTSD symptoms are presented