Assessment of the dimensionality of the Wijma delivery expectancy/experience questionnaire using factor analysis and Rasch analysis

Table 7 Comparison of WDEQ subscale scores for nulliparous and multiparous women

	Negative emotions	Lack of positive emotions	Social isolation	Moment of birth
Parity
Nulliparous (n = 606) M(SD)	2.19 (.93)	1.97 (.86)	.58 (.80)	.97 (.99)
Multiparous (n = 798) M(SD)	1.58 (.90)	1.69 (.92)	.46 (.72)	.82 (.97)
Independent t tests: t(df)	12.38 (1402)	5.94 (1346)	2.81 (1403)	2.86 (1403)
p	<.001	<.001	0.005	0.004
Effect size (partial eta squared)	0.10	0.025	0.006	0.006

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