First-Time Mothers’ Enjoyment of Breastfeeding Correlates with Duration of Breastfeeding, Sense of Coherence, and Parental Couple and Child Relation: A Longitudinal Swedish Cohort Study
Table 2
Overview of index, dimensions, and outcome measures at different times throughout the study.
Measurement
Q1: first week after birth
Q2: six months after birth
Q3: one year after birth
Q4: two years after birth
n
M (SD)
MD
Range
α
n
M (SD)
MD
Range
α
n
M (SD)
MD
Range
α
n
M (SD)
MD
Range
α
Enjoyment of breastfeeding
278
5.6 (1.4)
6.0
1.0–7.0
148
5.9 (1.2)
6.0
1.0–7.0
26
6.1 (0.9)
6.0
4.0–7.0
2.0
6.0 (0)
6.0
6.0–6.0
MIRF-scale part one, item “Enjoyment of breastfeeding” included
271
42.4 (4.4)
43.0
25.0–49.0
0.62
187
40.6 (3.2)
41.0
24.0–49.0
0.54
65
44.3 (4.4)
45.0
29.0–49.0
0.57
47
42.2 (3.8)
43.0
32.0–48.0
0.33
MIRF-scale part one, item “Enjoyment of breastfeeding” not included
284
36.8 (3.6)
37.0
23.0–42.0
0.56
265
38.3 (3.4)
39.0
20.0–42.0
0.52
240
38.7 (3.2)
39.0
24.0–42.0
0.69
191
38.8 (3.0)
39.0
25.0–42.0
0.44
MIRF-scale part two
277
44.7 (4.8)
46.0
19.0–49.0
0.90
263
47.4 (3.0)
49.0
32.0–49.0
0.91
240
47.7 (2.7)
49.0
29.0–49.0
0.91
188
47.4 (2.9)
49.0
23.0–49.0
0.88
Mother’s partner’s perceived feelings for the child
269
46.3 (3.4)
48.0
32.0–49.0
0.85
260
46.2 (3.9)
48.0
28.0–49.0
0.88
240
46.6 (4.5)
49.0
15.0–49.0
0.92
188
46.9 (4.0)
49.0
19.0–49.0
0.92
SOC-13
276
71.0 (10.7)
73.5
31.0–89.0
0.86
263
70.1 (12.2)
71.0
27.0–90.0
0.89
239
70.9 (12.5)
73.0
25.0–91.0
0.91
189
70.9 (12.0)
74.0
38.0–90.0
0.91
QDR36
214
25.4 (2.0)
25.7
19.9–29.4
0.90
250
23.8 (2.7)
24.1
13.4–29.2
0.93
229
23.7 (2.9)
24.1
12.6–28.9
0.95
181
23.4 (3.1)
23.7
11.3–29.3
0.95
Score range: Enjoyment of breastfeeding index: one dimension: range 1–7. MIRF-scale part one, item “Enjoyment of breastfeeding” included: Mother’s perceived relation to the child index: theoretical range 7–49. MIRF-scale part one, item “Enjoyment of breastfeeding” not included: Mother’s perceived relation to the child index: theoretical range 7–42. MIRF-scale part two: Mother’s perceived feelings for the child index: theoretical range 7–49. Mother’s partner’s perceived feelings for the child index: theoretical range 7–49. SOC-13 index: theoretical range 13–91; dimensions: comprehensibility range 5–35; manageability range 4–28, meaningfulness range 4–28. QDR36 index: theoretical range 5–30; dimensions: range 1–6. Values: n = number of participants, M = mean; SD = standard deviation; MD = median; α = Cronbach’s alpha.
