The precursors’s adaptation to pregnancy, prenatal attachment and maternal self-confidence

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Table 1. Sociodemographic and obstetric characteristics of women in according to the type of fertility (n = 164).

Variables	Spontaneous pregnant women N (%)	Infertility-treated pregnant women N (%)	Total N (%)	Statistical
				Statistic	p
Age
Mean ± SD (min–max)	28.90 ± 3.85 (min–max=19–39)	30.72 ± 4.18 (min–max=21–39)	29.58 ± 4.06 (min–max=19–39)	T =–2.83	.38
Education level
Primary school	9 (8.7)	4 (6.6)	13 (7.9)	χ^2 =0.64	.73
High school	10 (9.7)	8 (13.1)	28 (17.0)
University and higher degree	84 (81.6)	49 (80.3)	133 (81.1)
Employment status
Employed	51 (49.5)	29 (47.5)	80 (48.8)	χ^2=0.60	.81
Unemployed	52 (50.5)	32 (52.5)	84 (51.2)
Family type
Nuclear family	98 (95.1)	59 (96.7)	157 (95.7)	χ^2=0.23	.48
Extended family	5 (4.9)	2 (3.3)	7 (4.3)
Financial status of the family
Less income compared to expenses	10 (9.7)	5 (8.2)	15 (9.2)	χ^2=1.39	.50
Equal income and expenses	51 (49.5)	36 (59.0)	87 (53.0)
More income compared to expenses	42 (40.8)	20 (32.8)	62 (37.8)
Region of residence
Mediterranean	21 (20.4)	12 (19.7)	33 (20.1)	χ^2=7.94	.24
Aegean	13 (12.6)	6 (9.8)	19 (11.6)
Central Anatolia	15 (14.6)	12 (19.7)	27 (16.5)
Black Sea	9 (8.7)	7 (11.5)	16 (9.8)
Southeastern Anatolia	8 (7.8)	5 (8.2)	13 (7.9)
Marmara	29 (28.1)	14 (22.9)	43 (26.2)
Eastern Anatolia	8 (7.8)	5 (8.2)	13 (7.9)
Years of marriage
Mean ± SD (min–max)	4.27 ± 3.47 (min–max = 1–20)	6.34 ± 3.49 (min–max = 2–23)	5.04 ± 3.61 (min–max=1–23)	T = –3.69	.74
Previous pregnancy experience
Yes	48 (46.6)	22 (36.1)	70 (42.7)	χ^2=1.74	.19
No	55 (53.4)	39 (63.9)	94 (57.3)
Gestational age
Mean ± SD (min–max)	24.10 ± 10.31 (min–max=3–40)	24.00 ± 9.73 (min–max=4–40)	24.06 ± 10.06 (min–max=3–40)	T = 0.06	.40

Table 2. Multivariate regression analysis of characteristics of women with the Prenatal Attachment Inventory.

Variables	β	t	p
Age	–0.171	–1.629	.105
Education level	0.036	0.380	.705
Employment status	0.111	1.228	.221
Family type	–0.131	–1.593	.113
Financial status	0.074	0.914	.362
Region of residence	0.067	0.827	.409
Years of marriage	0.125	1.094	.276
Previous pregnancy experience	0.096	1.039	.301
Gestational week	0.142	1.792	.075
Status of fertility	0.095	1.129	.261

Table 3. Multivariate regression analysis of characteristics of women with Pharis Self-Confidence Scale.

Variables	Β	t	p
Age	–0.210	–1.085	.139
Education level	0.220	2.436	.016*
Employment status	0.039	0.444	.658
Family type	0.043	0.546	.586
Financial status	0.075	0.967	.335
Region of residence	0.115	1.482	.140
Years of marriage	0.231	2.101	.037*
Previous pregnancy experience	–0.254	–2.872	.005*
Gestational week	–0.127	–1.670	.097
Status of fertility	0.004	0.048	.962

* p<.00.

Data availability statement

The data that support the findings of this study are available on request from the corresponding author. The data are not publicly available due to privacy or ethical restrictions.