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Table 4 Convergent validity

From: Validation of the Italian version of the Revised Prenatal Coping Inventory (NuPCI) and its correlations with pregnancy-specific stress

Scale

PP

A

SPC

NuPDQ

Brief-COPE

 Adaptive coping

+ 0.165 (0.016)

+ 0.117 (0.091)

+ 0.292 (< 0.001)*

-0.034 (0.619)

 Maladaptive coping

+ 0.188 (0.006)

+ 0.387 (< 0.001)*

+ 0.079 (0.254)

+ 0.263 (< 0.001)*

 Self-distraction

+ 0.217 (0.001)*

+ 0.181 (0.008)

+ 0.117 (0.089)

+ 0.110 (0.111)

 Active coping

-0.045 (0.517)

-0.053 (0.446)

-0.034 (0.625)

-0.068 (0.328)

 Denial

+ 0.102 (0.141)

+ 0.238 (< 0.001)*

+ 0.170 (0.013)

+ 0.121 (0.079)

 Substance use

-0.025 (0.717)

+ 0.106 (0.126)

-0.103 (0.138)

+ 0.046 (0.503)

 Use of emotional support

+ 0.189 (0.006)

+ 0.259 (< 0.001)*

+ 0.078 (0.258)

+ 0.236 (0.001)*

 Use of instrumental support

+ 0.162 (0.019)

+ 0.219 (0.001)*

+ 0.127 (0.066)

+ 0.155 (0.024)

 Behavioral disengagement

+ 0.045 (0.516)

+ 0.218 (0.001)*

+ 0.088 (0.202)

+ 0.196 (0.004)

 Venting

+ 0.085 (0.218)

+ 0.162 (0.018)

-0.021 (0.761)

+ 0.172 (0.012)

 Positive reframing

+ 0.205 (0.003)

+ 0.099 (0.152)

+ 0.196 (0.004)

-0.059 (0.398)

 Planning

+ 0.079 (0.253)

+ 0.011 (0.873)

+ 0.004 (0.949)

-0.072 (0.295)

 Humor

+ 0.083 (0.229)

+ 0.074 (0.283)

+ 0.062 (0.368)

-0.053 (0.448)

 Acceptance

-0.003 (0.960)

-0.110 (0.111)

+ 0.111 (0.107)

-0.161 (0.019)

 Religion

+ 0.071 (0.302)

+ 0.005 (0.941)

+ 0.624 (< 0.001)*

-0.151 (0.028)

 Self-blaming

+ 0.085 (0.220)

+ 0.289 (< 0.001)*

-0.047 (0.496)

+ 0.147 (0.033)

STAI-Y

 State scale

+ 0.149 (0.031)

+ 0.547 (< 0.001)*

+ 0.042 (0.544)

+ 0.539 (< 0.001)*

 Trait scale

+ 0.062 (0.367)

+ 0.466 (< 0.001)*

+ 0.016 (0.814)

+ 0.462 (< 0.001)*

  1. Correlations (p) between NuPCI scales and Brief-COPE subscale and between NuPDQ scale and STAI (State and Trait Scales). A NuPCI, Avoidance scale; PP NuPCI, Planning-Preparation scale; SPC NuPCI, Spiritual-Positive Coping scale; STAI-Y Y form of the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory. * Statistically significant effects after correction for multiple independent comparisons (p ≤ 0.002)