Psychological Factors and the Sexuality of Pregnant and Postpartum Women

Table 3. Multiple Regression Analyses Predicting Changes to Sexual Variables During Pregnancy

	Sexual desire
Step and predictor	Beta	[R.sup.2]
Step 1
Sexual baseline	.64 ***	.41 ***
Step 2
Sexual baseline	.63 ***	.45 ***
Fatigue	-.01
Depression	-.18 *
Relationship satisfaction	-.03
Work-role	-.03
Mother-role	.07
Change to [R.sup.2]		.04
	Frequency of sexual intercourse
Step and predictor	Beta	[R.sup.2]
Step 1
Sexual baseline	.62 ***	.38 ***
Step 2
Sexual baseline	.61 ***	.43 ***
Fatigue	-.19 *
Depression	-.00
Relationship satisfaction	.07
Work-role	-.03
Mother-role	-.13
Change to [R.sup.2]		.05 *
	Sexual satisfaction
Step and predictor	Beta	[R.sup.2]
Step 1
Sexual baseline	.63 ***	.39 ***
Step 2
Sexual baseline	.57 ***	.47 ***
Fatigue	-.02
Depression	-.24 **
Relationship satisfaction	.07
Work-role	.02
Mother-role	.02
Change to [R.sup.2]		.08 **
* p < .05. p < .01. * p < .001.

Table 4. Multiple Regression Analyses Predicting Changes to Sexual
Variables at 12 Weeks Postpartum

	Sexual desire
Step and predictor	Beta	[R.sup.2]
Step 1
Baseline sexual measure	.57 ***	.32 ***
Step 2
Baseline sexual measure	.44 ***	.48 ***
Dyspareunia	-.16 *
Breastfeeding	.22 **
Fatigue	-.12
Depression	.08
Relationship satisfaction	.22 **
Mother-role	.06
Change to [R.sup.2]		.16 ***
	Frequency of sexual intercourse
Step and predictor	Beta	[R.sup.2]
Step 1
Baseline sexual measure	.21	.04
Step 2
Baseline sexual measure	.25 *	.30 ***
Dyspareunia	-.12
Breastfeeding	.36 **
Fatigue	.15
Depression	-.26
Relationship satisfaction	.25 *
Mother-role	-.09
Change to [R.sup.2]	.26 ***
	Sexual satisfaction
Step and predictor	Beta	[R.sup.2]
Step 1
Baseline sexual measure	.68 ***	.46 ***
Step 2
Baseline sexual measure	.52 ***	.61 ***
Dyspareunia	-.19 *
Breastfeeding	.17 *
Fatigue	-.22 *
Depression	.05
Relationship satisfaction	.09
Mother-role	.03
Change to [R.sup.2]		.15 ***
* p < .05. p < .01. * p < .001.

Last reviewed: 11/05