Table 5 Comparison of the mean value of each factor between the paternal and maternal forms, and between primipara and multipara women.
From: Factor structure of the parental bonding instrument for pregnant Japanese women
Paternal form | Maternal form | Paternal vs maternal form | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Factor 1 | Factor 2 | Factor 3 | ||||||||||
Factor 1 | Factor 2 | Factor 3 | Factor 1 | Factor 2 | Factor 3 | t value | p value | t value | p value | t value | p value | |
Total women (n = 4633) | 23.97 (6.67) | 3.06 (2.52) | 2.78 (2.76) | 28.00 (5.54) | 3.45 (3.24) | 2.85 (2.85) | − 31.22 | < 0.001* | − 7.080 | < 0.001* | − 1.423 | 0.155 |
Primipara women (n = 1955) | 24.34 (6.60) | 3.06 (2.39) | 2.54 (2.62) | 28.42 (5.25) | 3.60 (3.24) | 2.68 (2.75) | ||||||
Multipara women (n = 2139) | 23.64 (6.71) | 3.06 (2.63) | 3.00 (2.86) | 27.61 (5.77) | 3.32 (3.22) | 3.00 (2.92) | ||||||
Primipara vs multipara | ||||||||||||
t value | 3.44 | 0.005 | − 5.288 | 4.662 | 2.833 | − 3.637 | ||||||
p value | 0.001* | 0.996 | < 0.001* | < 0.001* | 0.005* | < 0.001* | ||||||
