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Table 3 Correlation matrix between predictors and outcomes adjusted for covariates

From: Psychological factors affecting breastfeeding during the perinatal period in the UK: an observational longitudinal study

 

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

(9)

(10)

(11)

(12)

(13)

(14)

(1) EPDSa

1.00

             

(2) STAI Sa

.77**

1.00

            

(3) STAI Ta

.76**

.93**

1.00

           

(4) Stressful Eventsa

.42**

.39**

.35**

1.00

          

(5) Coping _ Prob Orienteda

.09

.34**

.34**

.09

1.00

         

(6) Coping _Emotionala

.45**

.62**

.63**

.23**

.59**

1.00

        

(7) Coping _Sociala

.22**

.40**

.44**

.08

.81**

.68**

1.00

       

(8) Coping _Avoidancea

.36**

.57**

.59**

.15**

.55**

.50**

.55**

1.00

      

(9) EPDS 1 m post-partum

.45**

.35**

.37**

.16*

-.11

.14*

.03

-.00

1.00

     

(10) Antenatal intention to breastfeed

-.05

-.02

-.06

-.03

-.10

-.05

-.06

-.06

.01

1.00

    

(11) Exclusive Breastfeeding 1 m

-.05

-.08

-.04

-.11

-.06

-.05

-.03

-.06

-.08

-.20**

1.00

   

(12) Exclusive Breastfeeding 6 m

-.11

-.07

-.03

.01

.06

.06

.10

.08

-.11

-.19*

.49**

1.00

  

(13) Partial breastfeeding 1 m

.07

.02

.02

-.04

-.08

.01

-.09

-.04

-.07

-.26**

.72**

.40**

1.00

 

(14) Partial breastfeeding 6 m

-.06

-.05

-.01

.02

-.00

.02

.06

.11

-.10

-.15

.56**

.79**

.50**

1.00

  1. EPDS Edinburgh Post-partum Depression Scale, STAI State and Trait Anxiety Inventory, S State, T Trait, 1 m one month post-partum, 6 m 6 months post-partum
  2. aMean value from all three time points in pregnancy
  3. **Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level (2-tailed), *Correlation is significant at the 0.05 level (2-tailed)