Adverse childhood experiences and prenatal attachment in pregnant women

Table 4 Comparison of socio-demographic characteristics and mean prenatal attachment inventory scores of pregnant women (n = 367)

Variables		n	mean ± SD	Test value
Marital status	Single	12	59.17 ± 2.69	t = -4.911; P = 0.000
	Married	355	63.68 ± 3.14
Family structure	Nuclear family	304	63.55 ± 3.20	t = 0.156; P = 0.876
	Extended family	63	63.48 ± 3.37
Education status	High school and before	271	63.42 ± 3.32	t = -1.094; P = 0.275
	University and beyond	96	63.84 ± 2.93
Employment status	Employee	81	63.48 ± 3.29	t = -0.166; P = 0.868
	Unemployed	286	63.55 ± 3.21
Spouse’s employment status	Spouse employed	345	63.65 ± 3.15	t = 2.730; P = 0.007
	Spouse unemployed	22	61.73 ± 3.84
Social security	Yes	292	63.65 ± 3.21	t = 1.367; P = 0.173
	No	75	63.08 ± 3.27
Longest lived in	Village/town	81	63.20 ± 3.19	t = -1.063; P = 0.289
	City center	286	63.63 ± 3.23
Monthly income status	Income exceeds expenses	44	63.61 ± 3.08	F = 1.730; P = 0.179
	Income equals expenses	233	63.73 ± 3.25
	Income less expenses	90	62.99 ± 3.21
Experiencing health problems during pregnancy	Yes	72	62.85 ± 3.30	t = -2.021; P = 0.044
	No	295	63.70 ± 3.19
Regular check-ups during pregnancy	Yes	332	63.64 ± 3.08	t = 1.916; P = 0.056
	No	35	62.54 ± 4.33
Pregnancy planning status	Planner	234	63.81 ± 3.16	F = 7.175; P = 0.001
	Happy without a plan	117	63.37 ± 2.96
	Unplanned and unprepared	16	60.75 ± 4.62
Curettage	Yes	43	63.47 ± 3.94	t = -0.149; P = 0.882
	No	324	63.54 ± 3.13
Abortus	Yes	59	63.17 ± 3.02	t = -0.946; P = 0.345
	No	308	63.60 ± 3.26
Planned mode of delivery	Vaginal	268	63.56 ± 3.21
	Caesarean section	73	63.21 ± 3.35	F = 0.989; P = 0.373
	Other	26	64.23 ± 3.03

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