Perinatal Depression and Patterns of Attachment: A Critical Risk Factor?

Table 1

Descriptive analysis of both groups: sociodemographics variables related to pregnancy (-test).

Variables	PND	C	value
	( = 89)	( = 89)
Mean age (SD)	32.8 (5.7)	33.3 (4.8)	NS
Civil status (%)
Single	4.5	3.4	NS
Married∖common-law wife	91	93.3	NS
Separated∖divorcee	3.4	3.4	NS
Widow	1.1	0	NS
Socioenvironmental position (%)
Single	3.4	0	NS
Family of origin	9	2.2	NS
Her own family	86.5	95.5	NS
Other	1.1	2.2	NS
Schooling (%)
Junior high-school diploma	20.2	9	NS
Senior high-school diploma	40.4	39.3	NS
University degree	39.3	51.7	NS
Working position (%)
Student	3.4	4.5	NS
Housewife	12.4	12.4	NS
Unemployed	9	2.2	NS
Entrepreneur∖freelancer	11.2	14.6	NS
Employee∖executive	46.1	49.4	NS
Worker and the like	14.6	14.6	NS
Casual work	3.4	2.2	NS
First pregnancy (%)	59.5	58.4	NS
Complication during pregnancy (%)	31.5	28.1	NS

PND: perinatal depression group; C: control group. : number of subjects. NS: not significant.