Psychology: Research and Review
Table 1 Comparison of the sociodemographic and birth characteristics in the three groups
From: Mother-child interaction: implications of chronic maternal anxiety and depression
Characteristics | Control (n = 22) | Anxiety (n = 10) | Depression (n = 8) | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
f (%) | f (%) | f (%) | ||
Male sex | 16 (72.7) | 6 (60) | 3 (37.5) | 0.212 |
Preterm | 1 (4.5) | 1 (10) | 1 (12.5) | 0.579 |
Low weight | 0 (0) | 2 (20) | 0 (0) | 0.093 |
Daycare | 9 (40.9) | 3 (30) | 2 (25) | 0.740 |
Mother completed high school education | 21 (95.5) | 6 (60) | 2 (25) | < 0.001* |
Mother works | 12 (54.5) | 5 (50) | 3 (37.5) | 0.771 |
Mother has a partner | 22 (100) | 9 (90) | 4 (50) | 0.001* |
Mother has help | 4 (18.2) | 4 (40) | 1 (12.5) | 0.350 |
Father completed high school education | 15 (68.1) | 7 (70) | 3 (42) | 0.491 |
Father works | 21 (95.4) | 10 (100) | 6 (75) | 0.144 |
Own home | 13 (59) | 5 (50) | 6 (75) | 0.564 |
Med (Min–Max) | Med (Min–Max) | Med (Min–Max) | ||
Number of children | 2 (1–3) | 2 (1–4) | 2 (1–3) | 0.380 |
Mother over 25 years old | 31 (17–39) | 27 (19–35) | 28 (18–37) | 0.744 |
Father over 25 years old | 31 (20–53) | 29 (20–38) | 34 (19–44) | 0.175 |
Monthly income (R$) | 2000 (788–4000) | 1588 (788–3500) | 844 (680–4000) | 0.094 |