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Table 2 Correlation coefficients for sample characteristics and Autism-Spectrum Quotient, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, and Mother-to-Infant Bonding Scale scores

From: Relationships among autistic traits, depression, anxiety, and maternal–infant bonding in postpartum women

 

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11

12

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(Sample characteristics)

 1. Primiparous / multiparous

 2. Natural conception / others

-.133**

            

 3. Full term / preterm delivery

-.011

.049

           

 4. Vaginal delivery / caesarean section

.011

.122**

.020

          

(AQ)

 5. Social skills

-.029

-.001

.032

-.014

         

 6. Attention switching

-.073**

-.016

.018

-.026

.513**

        

 7. Attention to detail

-.061

-.019

-.019

-.002

-.128**

.033

       

 8. Communication

-.061

-.035

.032

-.017

.600**

.573**

-.039

      

 9. Imagination

-.052

.004

-.007

.007

.427**

.350**

-.074**

.458**

     

(HADS)

 10. Anxiety

-.231**

.051

.024

.001

.220**

.286**

.101**

.266**

.162**

    

 11. Depression

-.057

.031

.001

-.004

.267**

.232**

-.028

.272**

.204**

.423**

   

(MIBS)

 12. Lack of affection

-.132**

.030

.031

.027

.212**

.155**

-.050

.166**

.169**

.373**

.423**

  

 13. Anger and rejection

-.117**

.003

-.013

-.034

.158**

.121**

-.015

.124**

.100**

.282**

.236**

.236**

.401**

  1. Abbreviations: AQ Autism-Spectrum Quotient, HADS Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, MIBS Mother-to-Infant Bonding Scale, SD standard deviation
  2. **Level of significance set at P < 0.00064 based on Bonferroni correction of 78 statistical tests