Table 3 Mothers’ and fathers’ spirituality scores, mean difference, and significance by paired-sample t-test
Questions | Spirituality score, average (SD) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mothers | Fathers | Mean difference | t | P | |
1. I felt respected and accepted as I am. | 4.7 (0.57) | 4.6 (0.57) | 0.09 | 1.83 | .068 |
2. I felt immensely grateful. | 4.2 (0.79) | 4.1 (.76) | 0.08 | 1.26 | .210 |
3. I was able to let go in the delivery room. | 3.6 (1.01) | 3.3 (0.98) | 0.36 | 3.85 | .000 |
4. I became aware of life’s fragility. | 3.8 (1.06) | 4.1 (0.91) | −0.24 | −2.80 | .006 |
5. I was guided by Something or Someone greater than me. | 2.7 (1.26) | 2.6 (1.26) | 0.08 | 0.78 | .435 |
6. I was able to appreciate life’s beauty. | 4.5 (0.62) | 4.4 (0.74) | 0.10 | 1.62 | .107 |
7. I prayed in the delivery room. | 2.2 (1.38) | 2.1 (1.33) | 0.11 | 105 | .297 |
8. I felt deeply responsible for this naked child. | 4.6 (0.67) | 4.4 (0.77) | 0.16 | 2.16 | .032 |
9. This birth allowed me to surpass myself, to fulfill myself. | 4.2 (0.85) | 3.8 (0.94) | 0.38 | 4.69 | .000 |
10. I was able to make sense of this childbirth experience. | 4.1 (0.83) | 3.8 (0.96) | 0.25 | 3.02 | .003 |
Total score (maximum 50 points) | 38.6 (4.55) | 37.2 (4.93) | 1.30 | 3.40 | .001 |