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Table 2 Cronbach’s alpha for the outcome measures

From: Newborn Behavioral Observation, maternal stress, depressive symptoms and the mother-infant relationship: results from the Northern Babies Longitudinal Study (NorBaby)

Outcomes

Cronbach’s alpha

Total

NBO-group

Comparison group

Timepoint 4

 EDPS

.79

.78

.80

 PSI – PD

.92

.90

.92

 PRFQ

  PM

.37

.32

.39

  CMS

.74

.75

.73

  IC

.69

.66

.71

 MPAS

.81

.81

.82

 MCQ

.81

.69

.85

Timepoint 5

EPDS

.82

.84

.80

PSI – PD

.92

.91

.93

PSI – CD

.89

.85

.91

PRFQ

 PM

.41

.31

.50

 CMS

.82

.80

.83

 IC

.64

.60

.67

MPAS

.82

.81

.83

  1. EPDS Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale, PSI Parenting Stress Index, PD Parent domain, PRFQ Parental Reflective Functioning Questionnaire, PM Pre-Mentalizing, CMS Certainty about Mental States, IC Interest and Curiosity, MPAS Maternal Postnatal Attachment Scale, MCQ Maternal Confidence Questionnaire, CD Child domain
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BMC Psychiatry

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