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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2024 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Community Psychol. 2023 May 20;51(7):3044–3059. doi: 10.1002/jcop.23065

Table 1.

Sample Characteristics

n=90

Age, M (SD) 32.42 (5.82)
Parity, N (%)
Nulliparous 32 (35.6%)
Parous 58 (64.4%)
Place of Birth, N (%)
U.S. 45 (50%)
Other 45 (50%)
Education, N (%)
Less than high school 15 (16.6%)
High school 45 (50.0%)
Technical or Associates 16 (17.8%)
College degree and higher 14 (15.6%)
Food Security, N (%)
Secure 63 (70%)
Insecure 27 (30%)
Discrimination, M (SD) 1.60 (0.66)
Psychological Distress, M (SD)
Depression score 5.86 (5.08)
State anxiety score 1.77 (0.53)
Pregnancy anxiety score 1.70 (0.55)
In your opinion, is Trump’s presidency good for the U.S.?, N (%):
No 63 (70%)
Yes 4 (4.4%)
Not good or bad 23 (25.6%)
In your opinion, is Trump’s presidency good for you and your family?, N (%)
No 57 (63.3%)
Yes 4 (4.5%)
Not good or bad 30 (33.2)

Depression was assessed with the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression scale (EPDS), with possible scores ranging from 0–27. State anxiety was assessed with the State form of the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory – Short Form (STAI-SF) with possible scores ranging from 1–4. Pregnancy anxiety was assessed with the Pregnancy-related anxiety scale with possible scores ranging from 1–4. Discrimination was measured using the Everyday Discrimination scale, preceded by the instructions “Because of your ethnicity/race, how often …”, with a possible range of scores of 1–4.