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Table 4 Pearson’s correlations of MIBQ subscale scores and EPDS, n = 751

From: Validation and factor analysis of mother-infant bonding questionnaire in pregnant and postpartum women in Japan

		T1		T2		T3		T4		EPDS	EPDS	EPDS	EPDS
		LA	AR	LA	AR	LA	AR	LA	AR	T1	T2	T3	T4
T1	LA		0.21^**	0.73^**	0.20^**	0.43^**	0.06	0.48^**	0.24^**	0.14^**
	AR			0.20^**	0.48^**	0.07^*	0.27^**	0.07	0.28^**	0.25^**
T2	LA				0.21^**	0.46^**	0.06	0.50^**	0.22^**		0.18^**
	AR					0.14^**	0.36^**	0.18^**	0.43^**		0.25^**
T3	LA						0.18^**	0.66^**	0.24^**			0.17^**
	AR							0.14^**	0.38^**			0.25^**
T4	LA								0.26^**				0.23^**
	AR												0.33^**

MIBQ, Mother-Infant Bonding Questionnaire, EPDS Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale, T1 early pregnancy before week 25, T2 late pregnancy around week 36, T3 5 days after delivery, T4 1 month after delivery, LA lack of affection, AR Anger and Rejection
*p < 0.05
**p < 0.01

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