Associations between social support, mental wellbeing, self-efficacy and technology use in first-time antenatal women: data from the BaBBLeS cohort study

Table 2 Descriptive data on exposure variable, outcomes and technology use

	Scale score range	n responses missing (N = 492)	Median (LQ - UQ)
MSPSS overall	12–84		81.0 (74.0–84.0)
MSPSS Significant other	4–28		28.0 (28.0–28.0)
MSPSS Family	4–28	8 (1.6%)	28.0 (25.0–28.0)
MSPSS Friends	4–28		27.0 (24.0–28.0)
WEMWBS overall	14–70	17 (3.5%)	54.0 (48.0–60.0)
Antenatal TOPSE overall	0–360	44 (8.9%)	319.0 (295.5–340)
MTUAS overall	1–6		5.1 (4.7–5.4)
MTUAS Text messaging	1–6		6.0 (6.0–6.0)
MTUAS Phone calling	1–6	1 (0.2%)	6.0 (5.0–6.0)
MTUAS Smartphone use	1–6		6.0 (6.0–6.0)
MTUAS Internet searching	1–6		6.0 (5.0–6.0)
MTUAS General social media use	1–6		4.0 (3.3–5.0)
		n responses missing (N = 492)	n (%)
Uses mobile phone		1 (0.2%)	490 (99.8%)
Uses a tablet (e.g. iPad/Android)		4 (0.8%)	317 (65.0%)
Accesses the internet on phone/tablet		7 (1.4%)	485 (99.8%)
Accesses the internet at home		3 (0.6%)	481 (98.4%)
Uses pregnancy app(s)		3 (0.6%)	356 (72.8%)

MSPSS, WEMWBS and Antenatal TOPSE consist of sum scores. MTUAS consists of mean scores
All four scale variables were not normally distributed, therefore median and LQ-UQ are reported. However, error terms of the outcome variables were normally distributed
MSPSS Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support, MTUAS Media and Technology Usage and Attitudes Scale, WEMWBS Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale, TOPSE Tool to Measure Parenting Self-Efficacy

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