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Table 3 Spearman correlations among NICU variables and paternal IES-R subscales

From: Impact of psychological distress and psychophysical wellbeing on posttraumatic symptoms in parents of preterm infants after NICU discharge

` Follow-up

Paternal Avoidance

Paternal Intrusion

Paternal Hyperarousal

Paternal total score

NICU

Sights & Sounds m

.564**

.471*

.424

.517*

Inf. Look & Behav. m

.671**

.600**

.417

.614**

Parental role m

.638**

.476*

.384

.565**

PSS: NICU m

.756**

.625**

.574**

.745**

Sights & Sounds f

.511*

.521*

.270

.529*

PSS: NICU f

.494*

.486*

.192

.495*

Vitality f

−.555*

−.661**

−.545*

−.654**

MCS f

−.584**

−.724**

−.579**

−.733**

SAS m

.449*

.322

.267

.413

SDS f

.705**

.676**

.572**

.766*

  1. m = mother referred; f = father referred; *p < .05; **p < .01