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Table 2 Association between coping strategies and demographic factors in women during pregnancy

From: Coping strategies in postpartum women: exploring the influence of demographic and maternity factors

  

Problem Focused Coping

Emotional Focused Coping

Avoidant Focus Coping

Mean (SD)

T value

P value

Mean (SD)

T value

P value

Mean (SD)

T value

P value

Age

21–30

3.98 (0.04)

1.989

0.139

3.47 (0.07)

6.608

0.002 a

2.09 (0.06)

0.833

0.436

 

31–40

3.98 (0.05)

3.45 (0.07)

2.07(0.09)

 

> 40

3.99 (0.03)

3.49 (0.06)

2.07 (0.09)

Husband Employment

Employed

3.99 (0.04)

1.470

0.143

3.47 (0.06)

-0.560

0.579

2.081 (0.8)

0.305

0.760

 

Unemployed

3.94 (0.08)

3.50 (0.0)

2.06 (0.08)

Family Income (SAR)

5000–10,000

3.98 (0.04)

0.032

0.747

3.45 (0.0)

-0.887

0.376

2.09 (0.06)

0.535

0.593

 

> 10,000

3.98 (0.05)

3.47 (0.06)

2.08 (0.08)

Number of Kids

1–2

3.98 (0.05)

1.266

0.287

3.46 (0.06)

1.352

0.258

2.07 (0.08)

0.824

0.482

 

2–4

3.98 (0.04)

3.47 (0.06)

2.08 (0.09)

 

4–6

3.97 (0.05)

3.49 (0.05)

2.06 (0.09)

 

> 6

4.00 (0.00)

3.48 (0.04)

2.11 (0.04)

Gender of Kids

Girls

3.97 (0.07)

1.721

0.181

3.46 (0.07)

5.103

0.007 b

2.08 (0.8)

0.820

0.442

 

Boys

3.99 (0.03)

3.44 (0.07)

2.06 (0.08)

 

Both

3.98 (0.04)

3.48 (0.06)

2.08 (0.08)

Type of Newborn Feeding

Breast

3.98 (0.05)

1.999

0.138

3.47 (0.06)

1.047

0.353

2.08 (0.09)

1.665

0.191

 

Bottle

4.00 (0.00)

3.48 (0.06)

2.11 (0.04)

 

Both

3.99 (0.02)

3.48 (0.06)

2.08 (0.08)

Type of Delivery

CS

4.00 (0.00)

4.909

0.001

3.48 (0.05)

0.780

0.436

2.11 (0.03)

3.656

0.001

 

NVD

3.98 (0.04)

3.47 (0.06)

2.07 (0.08)

Planned Pregnancy

No

9.98 (0.04)

0.720

0.943

3.46 (0.06)

-0.786

0.433

2.09 (0.06)

0.845

0.399

 

Yes

3.98 (0.04)

3.47 (0.6)

2.07 (0.8)

Disease During Pregnancy

Yes

3.98 (0.04)

0.410

0.682

3.46 (0.08)

-0.896

0.379

2.09 (0.05)

0.680

0.497

 

No

3.98 (0.04)

3.47 (0.06)

2.07 (0.08)

  1. a Tukey HSD test: > 40 versus 21–30 & 31–40, p < 0.033 & p < 0.001, b Tukey HSD test: Both versus Boys