Table 1 Demographic and reproductive characteristics of low and high perceived stress participants
Variables | Total n (%) N = 253 | Low perceived stress (0–19) n (%) N = 189 | High perceived stress (20–40) n (%) N = 64 | F/χ2 (p value) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Demographic information | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Age |  |  |  | 3.12 (0.210) |
  ≤ 24 | 37 (14.6) | 24 (64.9) | 13 (35.1) |  |
  25–34 | 110 (43.5) | 81 (73.6) | 29 (26.4) |  |
  ≥ 35 | 106 (41.9) | 84 (79.2) | 22 (20.8) |  |
 Marital status |  |  |  | 1.64 (0.201) |
  Unmarried | 90 (35.6) | 63 (70.0) | 27 (30.0) |  |
  Legally married | 163 (64.4) | 126 (77.3) | 37 (22.7) |  |
 Education |  |  |  | 1.05 (0.307) |
  ≤ 12 years | 24 (9.5) | 20 (83.3) | 4 (16.7) |  |
  > 12 years | 229 (90.5) | 169 (73.8) | 60 (26.2) |  |
 Religion |  |  |  | – |
  Atheist | 251 (99.2) | 187 (74.5) | 64 (25.5) |  |
  Others | 2 (0.8) | 2 (100.0) | 0 (0) |  |
 Monthly income (RMB) |  |  |  | 0.51 (0.773) |
  < 1000 | 10 (4.0) | 7(70.0) | 3 (30.0) |  |
  1000–10,000 | 123 (48.6) | 90 (73.2) | 33 (26.8) |  |
  > 10,000 | 120 (47.4) | 92 (76.7) | 28 (23.3) |  |
 Household registration |  |  |  | 8.12 (0.004) |
  Local | 126 (49.8) | 104 (82.5) | 22 (17.5) |  |
  Non-local | 127 (50.2) | 84 (66.9) | 42 (33.1) |  |
 Pre-existing physical condition |  |  |  | 0.12 (0.694) |
  No | 245 (96.8) | 184 (75.1) | 61 (24.6) |  |
  Yes | 8 (3.2) | 5 (62.5) | 3 (37.5) |  |
Reproductive history | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Parity |  |  |  | 9.44 (0.009) |
  1 | 77 (30.4) | 48 (62.3) | 29 (37.7) |  |
  2 | 65 (25.7) | 54 (83.1) | 11 (16.9) |  |
  ≥ 3 | 111 (43.9) | 87 (78.4) | 24 (21.6) |  |
 Previous abortion |  |  |  | 0.81 (0.369) |
  No | 138 (54.5) | 100 (72.5) | 38 (27.5) |  |
  Yes | 115 (45.5) | 89 (77.4) | 26 (22.6) |  |
 Existing child (ren) |  |  |  | 6.27 (0.012) |
  No | 120 (47.4) | 81 (67.5) | 39 (32.5) |  |
  Yes | 133 (52.6) | 108 (81.2) | 25 (18.8) |  |
Current status | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Gestation weeks |  |  |  | 0.27 (0.601) |
  Mean | 7.32 ± 1.30 |  |  |  |
  < 9 weeks | 208 (82.2) | 154 (74.0) | 54 (26.0) |  |
  9–12 weeks | 45 (17.8) | 35 (77.8) | 10 (22.2) |  |
 Pregnancy intention |  |  |  | 0.08 (0.779) |
  Unintended | 220 (87.0) | 165 (75.0) | 55 (25.0) |  |
  Intended | 33 (13.0) | 24 (72.7) | 9 (27.3) |  |
 Abortion reason |  |  |  | 1.06 (0.590) |
  Health-related | 93 (36.8) | 68 (73.1) | 25 (26.9) |  |
  Social-related | 142 (56.1) | 109 (76.8) | 33 (23.2) |  |
  Both | 18 (7.1) | 12 (66.7) | 6 (33.2) |  |
Opinion about abortion | Â | Â | Â | 6.67 (0.010) |
 Pro-choice | 227 (89.7) | 175 (77.1) | 52 (22.9) |  |
 Pro-life | 26 (10.3) | 14 (53.8) | 12 (46.2) |  |
Parenthood plan | Â | Â | Â | 3.47 (0.176) |
 Yes | 35 (13.8) | 24 (68.6) | 11 (31.4) |  |
 Current no, but yes in 2 years | 59 (23.3) | 40 (67.8) | 19 (32.2) |  |
 No | 159 (62.8) | 125 (78.6) | 34 (21.4) |  |
Contraception use | Â | Â | Â | 5.02 (0.025) |
 Yes | 209 (82.6) | 162 (77.5) | 47 (22.5) |  |
 No | 44 (17.4) | 27 (61.4) | 17 (38.6) |  |
Domestic violence experience | Â | Â | Â | 0.00 (1.000) |
 No | 246 (97.2) | 184 (74.8) | 62 (25.2) |  |
 Yes | 7 (2.8) | 5 (71.4) | 2 (28.6) |  |
Low resilience | Â | Â | Â | 34.66 (0.001) |
 Yes | 24 (9.5) | 6 (25.0) | 18 (75.0) |  |
 No | 229 (90.5) | 183 (79.9) | 46 (20.1) |  |
Low social support | Â | Â | Â | 28.05 (0.001) |
 Yes | 89 (35.2) | 49 (55.1) | 40 (44.9) |  |
 No | 164 (64.8) | 140 (85.4) | 24 (14.6) |  |
Notable intimate relationship dissatisfaction | Â | Â | Â | 14.64 (0.001) |
 Yes < 13.5 | 92 (36.4) | 56 (60.9) | 36 (39.1) |  |
 No | 161 (63.6) | 133 (82.6) | 28 (17.4) |  |