Table 3.
Distribution of Psychosocial Stress in Early Pregnancy: Proyecto Buena Salud, Western Massachusetts, 2004–2008
| |
Early pregnancy |
|
|---|---|---|
| Mean | SD | |
| Perceived Psychosocial Stressa | 26.9 | 7.1 |
| Quartile 1 | 17.4 | 3.3 |
| Quartile 2 | 24.0 | 1.5 |
| Quartile 3 | 29.0 | 1.4 |
| Quartile 4 | 35.8 | 3.5 |
| Spielberger Trait Anxietyb | 41.6 | 10.4 |
| Quartile 1 | 28.8 | 3.3 |
| Quartile 2 | 36.8 | 2.0 |
| Quartile 3 | 44.6 | 2.3 |
| Quartile 4 | 55.1 | 1.3 |
| Edinburgh Depression Scalec | 9.7 | 5.9 |
| At risk for depressive illnessd (n, %) | 269 | 48.8 |
| Probable depressione (n, %) | 183 | 33.2 |
a
Perceived Stress Scale ranges from 0 to 56.
b
Speilberger Trait Anxiety ranges from 20 to 80.
c
Edinburgh Depression Scale ranges from 0 to 30.
d
Defined as ≥10 or indicate any response other than never to the question describing thoughts of harming oneself.
e
Defined as >12.