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Table 4 Descriptive statistics (absolute values of the frequencies of singing and playing music for onself and for the baby) at the second time of measurement (T2), separately listed for the intervention and the control group. Mean rank scores are additionally listed for interpretion of the Mann-Whitney U tests

From: The influence of maternal singing on well-being, postpartum depression and bonding – a randomised, controlled trial

 

Frequency singing (baby)

Frequency singing (oneself)

Frequency playing music (baby)

Frequency listening music (oneself)

IG

never

1

17

1

8

once per week

1

15

5

11

several times per week

13

15

17

19

once per day

13

6

20

12

several times per day

31

6

16

9

Mrank

63.45

66.69

70.11

67.43

CG

never

1

29

9

19

once per week

3

12

12

15

several times per week

17

13

16

11

once per day

12

2

15

7

several times per day

28

5

9

9

Mrank

57.65

54.51

51.20

53.80

  1. Note. IG = intervention group (n = 59), CG = control group (n = 61)