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Table 6 Hierarchical multiple regression analysis of risk factors for paternal anxiety in early pregnancy, late pregnancy and 6 week postpartum

From: Survey on examining prevalence of paternal anxiety and its risk factors in perinatal period in Hong Kong: a longitudinal study

    

Early Pregnancy

Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale Anxiety subscale (HADS-A)

Model

Adjusted R2

F-value

β

Adjusted-β

t

P

1

0.005

1.58

   

0.18

 Age

  

−0.04

−0.06

−1.31

0.19

 Parity

  

−0.19

−0.03

−0.57

0.57

 Educational Level

  

0.17

0.02

0.50

0.62

 Family income

  

−0.18

−0.04

−0.79

0.43

2

0.22

13.93

   

0.000**

 Unplanned

  

0.37

0.04

0.89

0.37

 Pregnancy

      

 Marital dissatisfaction

  

1.23

0.12

2.60

0.01*

 Self-esteem

  

−0.16

−0.21

−4.39

0.000**

 Social support

  

−0.02

−0.10

−2.12

0.03*

 Work family conflict

  

0.06

0.22

4.72

0.000**

3

0.24

12.15

   

0.000**

 Partners’ depression

  

−0.01

−0.02

−0.22

0.82

 Partners’ anxiety

  

0.13

0.12

1.76

0.10

    

Late Pregnancy

Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale Anxiety subscale (HADS-A)

Model

Adjusted R2

F-value

β

Adjusted-β

t

P

1

0.00

1.18

   

0.32

 Age

  

−0.08

−0.13

−2.27

0.24*

 Parity

  

0.21

0.03

0.55

0.59

 Education Level

  

−0.26

−0.04

−0.63

0.53

 Family Income

  

0.47

0.11

1.70

0.09

2

0.33

14.22

   

0.000**

 Unplanned

  

0.38

0.04

0.78

0.44

 Pregnancy

      

 Marital dissatisfaction

  

0.31

0.03

0.57

0.57

 Self-esteem

  

−0.20

−0.27

−4.26

0.000**

 Social support

  

−0.05

−0.20

−3.37

0.001**

 Work family conflict

  

0.07

0.27

4.41

0.000**

3

0.34

11.83

   

0.000**

 Partners’ anxiety

  

0.04

0.05

0.58

0.56

 Partners’ depression

  

0.03

0.03

0.32

0.75

 

Six week postpartum

Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale Anxiety subscale (HADS-A)

Model

Adjusted R2

F-value

β

Adjusted-β

t

P

1

0.01

0.25

   

0.91

 Age

  

−0.02

−0.03

−0.45

0.66

 Parity

  

−0.51

−0.07

−0.99

0.33

 Education Level

  

−0.33

−0.05

−0.57

0.57

 Family Income

  

0.28

0.06

0.81

0.42

2

0.38

11.33

   

0.000**

 Unplanned

  

0.17

0.02

0.25

0.81

 Pregnancy

      

 Marital dissatisfaction

  

−0.86

−0.08

−1.15

0.25

 Self-esteem

  

−0.24

−0.34

−4.35

0.000**

 Social support

  

−0.06

−0.26

−3.51

0.001**

 Work family conflict

  

0.03

0.13

1.72

0.09*

3

0.40

10.19

   

0.000**

 Partners’ depression

  

0.03

0.03

0.31

0.75

 Partners’ anxiety

  

0.16

0.16

1.47

0.14

  1. **Significant at 0.001 level (2-tailed)
  2. *Significant at 0.05 level (2-tailed)