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Table 1 Means and standard deviations of behavior dyads (psychological stress groups and HPA axis activity groups)

From: Impact of prenatal stress on mother-infant dyadic behavior during the still-face paradigm

 

IposMpos dyad

IproMpos dyad

IproMneg dyad

Psychological PS (n = 164)

FFE

RE

FFE

RE

FFE

RE

M (SD)

M (SD)

M (SD)

M (SD)

M (SD)

M (SD)

Psychopathological PS

H: 6.13 (4.53)

H: 3.85 (3.76)

H: 1.30 (3.14)

H: 6.54 (10.16)

H: 0.43 (1.64)

H: 2.30 (4.78)

L: 4.13 (4.68)

L: 3.82 (4.30)

L: 1.92 (4.27)

L: 5.97 (8.86)

L: 0.39 (1.32)

L: 1.74 (3.44)

Perceived PS

H: 6.42 (4.58)

H: 4.10 (3.64)

H: 1.01 (2.68)

H: 6.03 (9.10)

H: 0.42 (1.64)

H: 2.40 (4.81)

L: 4.50 (4.57)

L: 3.58 (4.38)

L: 2.21 (4.51)

L: 6.49 (9.99)

L: 0.40 (1.36)

L: 1.64 (3.40)

Psychosocial PS

H: 6.76 (4.60)

H: 3.96 (3.81)

H: 0.93 (2.47)

H: 6.08 (10.16)

H: 0.36 (1.51)

H: 2.44 (5.05)

L: 4.15 (4.32)

L: 3.72 (4.25)

L: 2.29 (4.60)

L: 6.43 (8.87)

L: 0.47 (1.47)

L: 1.60 (3.01)

HPA axis activity (n = 134)

Cortisol decline

F: 5.77 (4.38)

F: 3.76 (3.89)

F: 1.54 (3.82)

F: 6.59 (9.23)

F: 0.58 (1.91)

F: 2.54 (3.99)

S: 5.13 (4.67)

S: 3.90 (4.19)

S: 1.56 (3.63)

S: 5.49 (8.86)

S: 0.37 (1.30)

S:1.29 (3.18)

AUCg

H: 6.03 (5.28)

H: 4.31 (4.31)

H: 1.59 (3.69)

H: 5.62 (9.32)

H: 0.42 (1.37)

H: 1.37 (2.99)

L: 5.02 (3.64)

L: 3.54 (3.93)

L: 1.58 (3.83)

L: 6.24 (8.59)

L: 0.55 (1.89)

L: 2.51 (4.21)

  1. Abbreviations: IposMpos: Infant positive-mother positive; IproMpos: Infant protesting-mother positive; IproMneg: Infant protesting-mother negative, FFE: face-to-face/ play episode; RE: Reunion episode; M: mean, SD: standard deviation, F: flat decline, S: steep decline, AUCg: area under the curve with respect to ground