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Table 4 Hierarchical forced entry regression analysis

From: Associations of postpartum mother-infant bonding with maternal childhood maltreatment and postpartum mental health: a cross-sectional study

 

Postpartum MIB impairment (PBQ-16)

Step 1

Step 2

Step 3

β [95% BCaCI]

β [95% BCaCI]

β [95% BCaCI]

Step 1: Sociodemographic control variables

 Agea

0.05 [−0.05, 0.17]

0.06 [−0.03, 0.18]

0.06 [−0.02, 0.16]

 Educationb (1: ≥ 12 years of school education, 0: < 12 years of school education)

0.12* [0.52, 2.31]

0.15* [0.91, 2.72]

0.16* [1.15, 2.73]

 Marital statusb (1: married or in a partnership, 0: single, divorced or widowed)

0.06 [−0.07, 1.78]

0.07* [0.04, 1.91]

0.08* [0.23, 1.78]

 Parityb (1: primiparous, 0: multiparous)

0.07 [−0.06, 1.59]

0.08* [0.10, 1.69]

0.09* [0.26, 1.62]

Step 2: Maternal childhood maltreatment

 Sexual abusea (CTQ)

 

0.08 [−0.11, 0.49]

0.01 [−0.19, 0.26]

 Physical abusea (CTQ)

 

−0.05 [−0.44, 0.14]

−0.04 [−0.38, 0.13]

 Emotional abusea (CTQ)

 

0.01 [−0.20, 0.24]

−0.10 [−0.37, 0.03]

 Physical neglecta (CTQ)

 

−0.12* [−0.49, −0.08]

−0.09* [−0.40, −0.04]

 Emotional neglecta (CTQ)

 

0.31* [0.24, 0.68]

0.25* [0.18, 0.53]

Step 3: Maternal postpartum mental health

 Depressiona (BDI-II)

  

0.49* [0.33, 0.52]

 Anxietya (SCL-90-R)

  

−0.03 [−0.19, 0.12]

R2 (adjusted R2)

.028** (.022)

.103** (.091)

.290** (.279)

∆R 2

 

.075**

.187**

  1. β standardized regression coefficient; 95% BCaCI 95% bias-corrected and accelerated bootstrapped confidence interval of b based on 1000 bootstrap samples; ∆R2 change in R2; *p < .05 and 95% BCaCI did not include zero; **p < .001
  2. a continuous variable; b dichotomous variable