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Table 3 Descriptive statistics of the variables assessed for construct validity and their correlations with the PRAQ-R2 total score and its subscales (n = 253)

From: Psychometric properties of the German version of the pregnancy-related anxiety questionnaire-revised 2 (PRAQ-R2) in the third trimester of pregnancy

Variable

M

SD

PRAQ-R2

Total

FoGB

WaHC

CoA

CWS-total score

0.87

0.53

.55**

.44***

.50***

.27***

 socio-medical

1.12

0.78

.60***

.59***

.45***

.30***

 socio-economic

0.70

0.65

.18**

.12*

.13*

.17**

 health of the baby

1.14

0.93

.60***

.33***

.77***

.18**

 health of mother/ others

1.08

0.97

.27***

.16**

.27***

.11*

STAI-S

34.15

0.77

.40***

.30***

.38***

.18***

STAI-T

34.52

8.81

.40***

.28***

.34***

.22***

Mini-SPIN

2.85

2.74

.29***

.25***

.16**

.24***

GAD-7

3.90

3.44

.39***

.28***

.33***

.21**

EPDS

5.31

4.87

.44***

.32***

.35***

.26***

ASKU

4.19

0.63

−.30***

−.24***

−.28***

−.15**

  1. p < .05; **p < .01; ***p < .001;
  2. * Instruments: CWS Cambridge Worry Scale, STAI-S/ STAI-T State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, Mini-SPIN Short version of the Social Phobia Inventory, GAD-7 7-item Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale, EPDS Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale, ASKU General Self-Efficacy Short Scale