Adverse childhood experiences and prenatal attachment in pregnant women

Table 3 Comparison of descriptive characteristics of pregnant women and mean Adverse Childhood Experiences scores (n = 367)

Variables	mean ± SD	Test value	P value
Marital status		t = 4.829	0.000
Single	3.33 ± 1.64
Married	1.65 ± 1.17
Family structure		t = -2.026	0.043
Nuclear family	1.64 ± 1.18
Extended family	1.98 ± 1.39
Education status		t = 1.184	0.237
High school and before	1.75 ± 1.24
University and beyond	1.57 ± 1.16
Employment status		t = -0.176	0.860
Employee	1.68 ± 1.26
Unemployed	1.71 ± 1.21
Spouse’s employment status		t = -3.567	0.000
Spouse employed	1.64 ± 1.17
Spouse unemployed	2.59 ± 1.65
Social security		t = -2.172	0.031
Yes	1.63 ± 1.16
No	1.97 ± 1.41
Longest lived in		t = 0.952	0.342
Village/town	1.81 ± 1.31
City center	1.67 ± 1.20
Planned mode of delivery		F = 1.254	0.287
Vaginal	1.66 ± 1.18
Caesarean section	1.64 ± 1.19
Other	1.88 ± 1.31
Experiencing health problems during pregnancy		t = 2.827	0.005
Yes	2.06 ± 1.45
No	1.61 ± 1.13
Regular check-ups during pregnancy		t = -2.392	0.017
Yes	1.65 ± 1.19
No	2.17 ± 1.44
Curettage		t = 1.176	0.240
Yes	1.91 ± 1.30
No	1.67 ± 1.21
Abortus		t = 1.588	0.113
Yes	1.93 ± 1.33
No	1.66 ± 1.20
Pregnancy planning status		F = 6.817	0.001
Planner	1.61 ± 1.18
Happy without a plan	1.74 ± 1.19
Unplanned and unprepared	2.75 ± 1.61

t: t-test; F: One-way ANOVA.