Table 8.
Hierarchical linear regression for predicting PTSD symptoms in pregnant and postpartum women during the COVID-19 pandemic
| Predictors | R2 | F | p | b | t | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pregnant women | .14 | 12.22 | < .001 | |||
| Demographics | ||||||
| Age | -.10 | -3.67 | < .001 | |||
| Primiparous | -.06 | -2.17 | .030 | |||
| COVID-19 exposures and symptoms | ||||||
| Contact with any person with confirmed infection with COVID-19 | -.02 | -.80 | .423 | |||
| Symptoms or confirmed COVID-19 diagnosis | .06 | 2.17 | .030 | |||
| Death of a close person due to COVID-19 | .06 | 2.24 | .026 | |||
| Lifestyles to cope with stress during the COVID-19 pandemic | ||||||
| Nothing | -.10 | -3.74 | < .001 | |||
| Sleeping well at night | -.19 | -7.05 | < .001 | |||
| Meditation/mindfulness | .08 | 3.15 | .002 | |||
| Participating in family activities (e.g., games, sports) | -.07 | -2.75 | .006 | |||
| Increasing time with screens (i.e., videogames, series or films) | .05 | 1.86 | .063 | |||
| Increasing time in social networks (Facebook, Instagram or others) | .06 | 2.21 | .027 | |||
| Increasing time watching or looking for news | .07 | 2.59 | .010 | |||
| Eating fast food (sweets and chips | .07 | 2.73 | .006 | |||
| Eating healthier | .02 | .60 | .550 | |||
| Increasing personal care (e.g. having more bath or shower, facial treatments…) | -.04 | -1.30 | .193 | |||
| Physical exercise (intense or moderate at least three times a week) | -.08 | -2.89 | .004 | |||
| Smoking or vaping | .05 | 1.92 | .055 | |||
| Talking with health professionals more frequently | .06 | 2.29 | .022 | |||
| Talking with mental health professional | .11 | 4.31 | < .001 | |||
| Postpartum women | .10 | 11.33 | < .001 | |||
| Demographics | ||||||
| Age | -.08 | -3.49 | .001 | |||
| Primiparous | -.08 | -3.50 | < .001 | |||
| COVID-19 exposures and symptoms | ||||||
| Contact with any person with confirmed infection with COVID-19 | -.01 | -.58 | .565 | |||
| Symptoms or confirmed COVID-19 diagnosis | .03 | 1.46 | .143 | |||
| Death of a close person due to COVID-19 | .07 | 3.34 | .001 | |||
| Lifestyles to cope with stress during the COVID-19 pandemic | ||||||
| Nothing | -.09 | -3.45 | .001 | |||
| Sleeping well at night | -.10 | -4.23 | < .001 | |||
| Talking with friends and family | -.09 | -3.59 | < .001 | |||
| Increasing time with screens (i.e., videogames, series or films) | .04 | 1.56 | .118 | |||
| Increasing time in social networks (Facebook, Instagram or others) | .05 | 1.95 | .052 | |||
| Increasing time watching or looking for news | .04 | 1.82 | .068 | |||
| Eating fast food (sweets and chips | .11 | 4.62 | < .001 | |||
| Eating healthier | -.03 | -1.34 | .182 | |||
| Increasing time reading books or doing activities as jigsaw or puzzles | -.06 | -2.42 | .016 | |||
| Physical exercise (intense or moderate at least three times a week) | -.03 | -1.30 | .193 | |||
| Smoking or vaping | .07 | 3.21 | .001 | |||
| Talking with health professionals more frequently | .05 | 2.04 | .041 | |||
| Talking with mental health professional | .10 | 4.51 | < .001 | |||