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Table 1 Relationship between demographic characteristics and stress, social support as well as antenatal depressive and anxiety symptoms among Australian women, 2021

From: The mediational role of social support in the relationship between stress and antenatal anxiety and depressive symptoms among Australian women: a mediational analysis

Variables

n (%)

Stress (mean ± SD)

Social support (mean ± SD)

Anxiety symptoms (mean ± SD)

Depressive symptoms (mean ± SD)

Emotional support

Affectionate support

Tangible support

Age

 34–36

324 (65.7)

0.57 (0.397)

4.41 (0.735)

4.57 (0.586)

4.29 (0.798)

3.43 (2.447)

5.23 (4.262)

 37–39

169 (34.3)

0.68 (0.471)

4.23 (0.868)

4.36 (0.776)

4.09 (0.857)

3.43 (2.288)

5.78 (4.278)

 P-value

 

0.008

0.022

0.001

0.012

0.994

0.178

Stage of pregnancy

  < 3 month

101 (20.5)

0.51 (0.386)

4.41 (0.735)

4.52 (0.611)

4.25 (0.799)

3.40 (2.350)

5.23 (0.897)

 3–6 month

185 (37.5)

0.64 (0.424)

4.27 (0.840)

4.44 (0.695)

4.19 (0.856)

3.54 (2.512)

5.30 (4.466)

  > 6 month

207 (42)

0.442 (0.031)

4.38 (0.759)

4.54 (0.662)

4.23 (0.808)

3.34 (2.307)

5.63 (4.267)

 P-value

 

0.042

0.266

0.367

0.816

0.717

0.664

Highest qualification

 University

319 (65)

0.60 (0.412)

4.38 (0.752)

4.53 (0.646)

4.23 (0.826)

3.33 (2.321)

5.19 (4.071)

 Certificate/diploma or trade/apprenticeship

112 (22.8)

0.65 (0.452)

4.29 (0.835)

4.47 (0.698)

4.26 (0.749)

3.69 (2.479)

5.76 (4.652)

 School only

60 (12.2)

0.58 (0.457)

4.26 (0.873)

4.39 (0.698)

4.09 (0.934)

3.52 (2.561)

5.99 (4.576)

 P-value

 

0.492

0.439

0.298

0.383

0.389

0.268

Marital status

 Married/De facto relationship

468 (95.1)

0.60 (0.426)

4.38 (0.765)

4.52 (0.649)

4.25 (0.802)

3.43 (2.396)

5.34 (4.222)

 Divorced/single/separated

24 (4.9)

0.74 (0.426)

3.78 (0.990)

3.99 (0.770)

3.59 (0.989)

3.50 (2.207)

7.06 (4.945)

 P-value

 

0.108

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

0.893

0.054

Able to manage on income available

 Impossible/Difficult all of the time

43 (8.8)

1.06 (0.612)

3.57 (1.215)

3.91 (0.931)

3.60 (1.059)

5.10 (2.424)

9.42 (5.406)

 Difficult some of the time

118 (24)

0.69 (0.416)

4.35 (0.715)

4.50 (0.602)

4.18 (0.870)

3.76 (2.367)

5.95 (4.632)

 Not too bad/It is easy

330 (67.2)

0.52 (0.353)

4.45 (0.680)

4.57 (0.606)

4.32 (0.733)

3.09 (2.278)

4.70 (3.625)

 P-value

 

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

  1. SD Standard deviation