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Table 4 Comparison of parenting stressors, role strains, breastfeeding stress and self-efficacy for participants in Finland and the UK

From: Parenting stress in the early years – a survey of the impact of breastfeeding and social support for women in Finland and the UK

 

Finland

Mean (SD)

UK

Mean (SD)

t (df)

p

ES1

Parenting Stressors

9.9 (4.4)

9.6 (4.3)

1.33 (1164)

.092

.08

Parenting Role Strain

13.8 (3.8)

16.7 (3.4)

-15.32(1184.33)2

 < .001

-.79

Breastfeeding Stressors

15.0 (5.2)

14.3(4.2)

2.75(965.88) 2

.003

.16

Breastfeeding self-efficacy

18.0 (2.5)

17.3 (2.7)

4.65(835.49)2

 < .001

.27

  1. Effect size: Cohen’s d
  2. Welch’s correction for heterogeneity of variance applied