Table 1 Demographic data, EFs and other relevant variables.

From: The unique social sense of puerperium: Increased empathy and Schadenfreude in parents of newborns

 

PNs (n = 55)

Controls (n = 60)

PNs vs. controls

95% CI

Mean/SD

Mean/SD

p-value

Lower

Upper

Demographics

Age (years)

28.40/5.16

26.97/6.38

0.202

−0.779

3.646

Sex (F:M)

31:24

35:25

0.831

  

Education (years)

14.16/3.99

16.22/2.60

0.001

−3.287

−0.819

Executive functions assessment

Total IFS score

23.42/3.06

26.0/1.87

<0.001

−3.509

−1.655

Relevant variables

Hours of Sleep

5.31/1.86

6.03/1.29

0.014

−1.286

−0.149

ZDS

35.13/8.48

35.82/7.48

0.644

−3.64

2.260

PSS

26.28/7.80

22.45/8.34

0.013

0.822

6.834

  1. PNs: parents of newborns; IFS: INECO Frontal Screening battery; ZDS: Zung Depression Scale; PSS: Perceived Stress Scale.