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Table 5 Ways of coping checklist (WCCL) constructs and their changes over time and between groups

From: Can a text message a week improve breastfeeding?

Coping variable name

Intervention (IG) T1 mean (SD)

InterventionT2 mean (SD)

Change T1 and T2 for IG

Comparison (CG) T1 mean (SD)

ComparisonT2 mean (SD)

Change T1 and T2 for CG

Confidence intervals (change between groups over time)

P-value*

Problem focused

3.38 (0.89)

3.71 (0.76)

+0.33

3.61 (0.67)

3.44 (0.34)

-0.17

-0.37,0.08

0.001

Seeks social support

3.64 (1.06)

3.86 (0.89)

+0.22

3.90 (0.83)

3.58 (0.38)

-0.32

-0.77, 0.16

0.003

Blamed self

1.73 (0.92)

1.88 (1.06)

+0.15

1.76 (0.99)

2.59 (0.59)

+0.83

0.03, 0.64

0.03

Wishful thinking

1.81 (0.94)

2.10 (1.04)

+0.29

1.99 (1.01)

2.79 (0.56)

+0.80

0.14, 0.69

0.004

Avoidance

1.63 (0.69)

1.81 (0.80)

+0.18

1.73 (0.76)

2.67 (0.47)

+0.94

0.37, 0.82

0.001

  1. *significance of the difference in change over time between intervention and comparison group.