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Psychology: Research and Review

Table 2 Self-reported characteristics of the mothers and their infants at the end of the study with regard to the use of pacifiers over a 2-year follow-up

From: The influence of personal characteristics and social support regarding pacifier introduction among preterm infants

Characteristics at the end of the study

Pacifier use

p-value

Group A

Group B

n

%

n

%

Categories attributed to the mother

 

 Calm/peaceful

15

75.0

5

38.5

0.041*

 Nervous/agitated/irritated

5

25.0

8

61.5

Categories attributed to the infant

 

 Calm/easy to care/independent

11

55.0

2

15.4

0.026*

 Agitated/messy/stubborn/aggressive

9

45.0

11

84.6

Total

20

100.0

13

100.0

-

  1. *Fisher’s exact test