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Table 2 Bivariate comparisons of postpartum mental health symptoms by intimate partner abuse

From: Intimate partner abuse before and during pregnancy as risk factors for postpartum mental health problems

Intimate partner abuse

Postpartum mental health symptoms

Stress

 

Anxiety

 

Depression

 

OCD

 

PTSD

 
 

M (SD)

95% CI

t

M (SD)

95% CI

t

M (SD)

95% CI

t

M (SD)

95% CI

t

M (SD)

95% CI

t

Before pregnancy

               

Psychological aggression

               

 No (n = 17)

10.00 (8.00)

5.89-14.11

2.18*

3.29 (4.24)

1.11-5.47

1.45

4.12 (4.61)

1.75-6.49

1.29

3.12 (5.59)

0.24-5.99

1.63

4.29 (6.23)

1.09-7.50

1.80

 Yes (n = 83)

15.25 (9.23)

13.24-17.27

 

5.37 (5.60)

4.15-6.60

 

6.07 (5.86)

4.79-7.35

 

6.08 (7.04)

4.55-7.62

 

8.00 (8.00)

6.25-9.75

 

Physical assault

               

 No (n = 80)

13.50 (9.01)

11.50-15.50

1.89

4.47 (5.00)

3.36-5.59

2.04*

5.12 (5.32)

3.94-6.31

2.20*

4.75 (6.24)

3.36-6.14

2.47*

6.04 (6.80)

4.52-7.55

3.61***

 Yes (n = 20)

17.80 (9.42)

13.39-22.21

 

7.20 (6.57)

4.13-10.27

 

8.20 (6.58)

5.12-11.28

 

8.90 (8.38)

4.98-12.82

 

12.70 (9.44)

8.28-17.12

 

Sexual coercion

               

 No (n = 85)

13.74 (9.08)

11.78-15.70

1.61

4.35 (4.68)

3.34-5.36

3.05**

5.44 (5.68)

4.21-6.66

1.28

4.68 (5.92)

3.41-5.96

3.25**

6.55 (7.43)

4.95-8.16

2.55*

 Yes (n = 15)

17.87 (9.46)

12.63-23.10

 

8.80 (7.66)

4.56-13.04

 

7.47 (5.68)

4.32-10.61

 

10.67 (9.58)

5.36-15.97

 

12.00 (8.60)

7.24-16.76

 

Number of types

               

 0 (n = 16)

10.12 (8.25)

5.73-14.52

4.21*

3.50 (4.29)

1.21-5.79

1.05

4.00 (4.73)

1.48-6.52

1.16

3.31 (5.71)

0.27-6.36

5.63**

3.87 (6.18)

0.58-7.17

3.41*

 1 (n = 58)

13.97 (8.60)

11.71-16.23

 

4.38 (4.72)

3.14-5.62

 

5.38 (5.43)

3.95-6.81

 

4.67 (5.64)

3.19-6.16

 

6.50 (6.69)

4.74-8.26

 

 2 or 3 (n = 26)

17.85 (10.10)

13.77-21.93

 

7.38 (6.83)

4.63-10.14

 

7.62 (6.48)

5.00-10.23

 

9.00 (8.82)

5.44-12.56

 

11.46 (9.51)

7.62-15.30

 

During pregnancy

               

Psychological aggression

               

 No (n = 32)

11.31 (7.98)

8.44-14.19

2.32*

4.50 (4.74)

2.79-16.19

0.66

5.06 (4.60)

3.40-6.72

0.81

3.44 (5.45)

1.47-5.40

2.18*

5.69 (7.78)

2.88-8.49

1.48

 Yes (n = 68)

15.79 (9.45)

13.51-18.08

 

5.26 (5.74)

3.88-6.21

 

6.06 (6.15)

4.57-7.55

 

6.59 (7.27)

4.83-8.35

 

8.16 (7.77)

6.28-10.04

 

Physical assault

               

 No (n = 88)

13.82 (8.99)

11.91-15.72

1.61

4.80 (5.20)

3.69-5.90

1.12

5.39 (5.37)

4.25-6.52

1.70

4.81 (6.23)

3.49-6.13

3.18**

6.65 (7.65)

5.03-8.27

2.57*

 Yes (n = 12)

18.33 (10.19)

11.86-24.81

 

6.67 (6.89)

2.29-11.05

 

8.33 (7.48)

3.58-13.08

 

11.25 (8.85)

5.62-16.88

 

12.67 (7.27)

8.05-17.28

 

Sexual coercion

               

 No (n = 88)

13.75 (9.07)

11.83-15.67

1.81

4.55 (4.83)

3.52-5.57

2.42*

5.55 (5.62)

4.35-6.74

0.92

4.70 (5.98)

3.44-5.97

3.66***

6.84 (7.75)

5.20-8.48

1.85

 Yes (n = 12)

18.83 (9.40)

12.86-24.80

 

8.50 (8.10)

3.36-13.64

 

7.17 (6.29)

3.17-11.17

 

12.00 (9.57)

5.92-18.08

 

11.25 (7.53)

6.46-16.04

 
 

M (SD)

95% CI

F

M (SD)

95% CI

F

M (SD)

95% CI

F

M (SD)

95% CI

F

M (SD)

95% CI

F

Number of types

               

 0 (n = 30)

11.60 (8.16)

8.55-14.65

5.94**

4.80 (4.74)

3.03-6.57

1.68

5.20 (4.66)

3.46-6.94

2.59

3.67 (5.56)

1.59-5.74

11.46***

5.70 (7.91)

2.74-8.66

7.91***

 1 (n = 53)

14.19 (8.84)

11.75-16.63

 

4.34 (5.02)

2.96-5.72

 

5.25 (5.66)

3.69-6.81

 

4.58 (5.67)

3.02-6.15

 

6.87 (7.47)

4.81-8.93

 

 2 or 3 (n = 17)

19.76 (10.22)

14.51-25.02

 

7.53 (7.16)

3.85-11.21

 

8.24 (7.03)

4.62-11.85

 

12.06 (8.80)

7.53-16.58

 

11.88 (7.49)

8.03-15.73

 
  1. Note. N = 100. OCD = obsessive-compulsive disorder. PTSD = posttraumatic stress disorder. Comparisons are t-tests or F-tests, as appropriate, of the mean scores on the postpartum mental health scales. *p < .05. **p < .01. ***p < .001.