Table 5 Description of women classified as pregnant or non-pregnant more often than would have occurred by chance (significant p-value or trend toward statistical significance)
From: Exploring “psychic transparency” during pregnancy: a mixed-methods approach
Women | Pregant or not pregant | Classified wrongly or rightly | Women’s characteristics (not audiotaped) | Interviewee characteristics (audiotaped) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Statistically significant | ||||
P4 | Pregnant | Wrongly | This 24-year-old woman said that the current pregnancy was neither planned nor desired. She also said that she had integrated this state and now was happy about it. | Speech pervaded by professional concerns, both current and future. She explicitly mentioned that she did not want to work with children. |
P6 | Pregnant | Wrongly | This 27-year-old woman mentioned no particular preoccupation with her pregnancy. | Speech pervaded by professional concerns. She said she was working at night. |
NP2 | Non-pregnant | Wrongly | This 34-year-old woman reported many questionings about motherhood and the desire for children. She was wondering whether she wanted to be a mother. | Fluent speech abounding in themes in connection with childhood. |
Trend toward statistic significance | ||||
P5 | Pregnant | Rightly | This 29-year-old woman described a desired pregnancy. She was feeling peaceful about her pregnancy and described a change in her relationships (being more tolerant, with a better ability to communicate for example), which contrasted with her usual manner. | Fluent speech with numerous references to her family. She talked about her dreams using metaphors. She sometimes referred to her happiness. |
NP1 | Non-pregnant | Rightly | This 32-year-old woman was very comfortable with free association speech, she mentioned her personal analysis (stopped when interview time ran out). | Speech rooted in the present with loose associations. Talk about her roommate and the importance she attributed to her dog. She concluded, however with questionings about the desire for a child and what could motivate women to procreate. |
NP7 | Non-pregnant | Wrongly | This 26-year-old women was very excited about getting married in the coming weeks, she was also planning to be pregnant right after the wedding. | Fluent speech with numerous themes in connection with the childhood and anxiety. Evocation of her professional activity in connection with children. |