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 4
Results from Spearman’s correlation analysis for correlated factors with first-time mothers’ enjoyment of breastfeeding at six months (Q2) and one year after (Q3) birth, as well as first-time mothers’ duration of breastfeeding.
Enjoyment of breastfeeding at Q2 rs( value), n
Enjoyment of breastfeeding at Q3 rs ( value), n
Duration of breastfeeding rs( value), n
Enjoyment of breastfeeding, Q2
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0.529 (0.006), 25
0.241 (0.005), 133
Enjoyment of breastfeeding, Q3
0.529 (0.006), 25
0.347 (0.090#), 25
Duration of breastfeeding (weeks)
0.241 (0.005), 133
0.347 (0.090#), 25
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Age of participant
−0.146 (0.126), 111
−0.208 (0.424), 17
−0.059 (0.430), 179
Years of education
−0.005 (0.956), 110
−0.264 (0.307), 17
0.043 (0.573), 175
Perceived economy, Q2
0.014 (0.861), 149
0.021 (0.921), 25
0.072 (0.268), 241
Perceived economy, Q3
−0.110 (0.223), 125
−0.092 (0.663), 25
0.045 (0.501), 225
Perceived economy, Q4
−0.020 (0.832), 113
−126 (0.631), 17
0.002 (0.976), 182
Years of parental couple relationship
0.143 (0.191), 85
−0.416 (0.139), 14
0.102 (0.233), 138
MIRF-scale part one: Mother’s perceived relation to the child index (“Enjoyment of breastfeeding” included), Q2
−0.048 (0.548), 156
0.361 (0.076#), 25
−0.155 (0.050), 159
MIRF-scale part one: Mother’s perceived relation to the child index (“Enjoyment of breastfeeding” included), Q3
0.473 (0.002), 39
0.589 (0.002), 25
−0.003 (985), 51
MIRF-scale part one: Mother’s perceived relation to the child index (“Enjoyment of breastfeeding” included), Q4
0.505 (0.012), 24
0.167 (0.789), 5
0.527 (<0.000), 45
MIRF-scale part one: Mother’s perceived relation to the child index (“Enjoyment of breastfeeding” not included), Q2
0.314 (<0.000), 148
0.445 (0.026), 25
−0.006 (0.931), 237
MIRF-scale part one: Mother’s perceived relation to the child index (“Enjoyment of breastfeeding” not included), Q3
0.252 (0.005), 124
0.424 (0.035), 25
0.050 (0.460), 224
MIRF-scale part one: Mother’s perceived relation to the child index (“Enjoyment of breastfeeding” not included), Q4
0.215 (0.022), 113
0.352 (0.165), 17
0.074 (0.318), 182
MIRF-scale part two: Mother’s perceived feelings for the child index, Q2
0.359 (<0.000), 148
0.198 (0.354), 24
0.017 (0.801), 235
MIRF-scale part two: Mother’s perceived feelings for the child index, Q3
0.257 (0.004), 126
0.172 (0.400), 26
0.048 (0.471), 224
MIRF-scale part two: Mother’s perceived feelings for the child index, Q4
0.190 (0.046), 111
−0.011 (0.968), 16
0.103 (0.171), 179
Mother’s partner’s perceived feelings for the child index, Q2
0.235 (0.005), 144
−0.236 (0.267), 24
−0.048 (0.462), 234
Mother’s partner’s perceived feelings for the child index, Q3
0.115 (0.200), 126
−0.097 (0.639), 26
−0.029 (0.665), 225
Mother’s partner’s perceived feelings for the child index, Q4
0.138 (0.146) 112
−0.309 (0.227), 17
−0.043 (0.568), 179
SOC-13 index, Q1
0.263 (<0.000), 264
0.002 (0.978), 130
0.093 (0.178), 213
SOC-13 index, Q2
0.223 (0.007), 146
0.059 (0.786), 24
0.021 (0.743), 236
SOC-13 index, Q3
0.110 (0.225), 124
0.127 (0.537), 26
−0.012 (0.853), 223
SOC-13 index, Q4
0.122 (0.199), 113
−0.005 (0.986), 17
−0.010 (0.898), 181
QDR36 index, Q1
0.191 (0.006), 204
−0.043 (0.664), 102
0.240 (0.002), 164
QDR36 index, Q2
0.097 (0.260), 137
−0.060 (0.780), 24
−0.002 (0.971), 226
QDR36 index, Q3
0.034 (0.712), 119
0.005 (0.793), 25
0.006 (0.932), 214
QDR36 index, Q4
0.069 (0.480), 106
−0.040 (0.884), 16
−0.012 (0.878), 174
Questionnaires: Q1: first week after birth; Q2: six months after birth; Q3: one year after birth; Q4: two years after birth. Measurements: MIRF-scale part one, item “Enjoyment of breastfeeding” included: Mother’s perceived relation to the child index; MIRF-scale part one, item “Enjoyment of breastfeeding” not included: Mother’s perceived relation to the child index; MIRF-scale part two: Mother’s perceived feelings for the child index; Mother’s partner’s perceived feelings for the child index; Sense of Coherence (SOC-13); Quality of Dyadic Relationship (QDR36). Values: rs: correlation coefficient; values: p < 0.05; p < 0.01, #p < 0.1; n : number of participants.
