TABLE 1.
Demographic characteristics of mothers and children in the current study (N = 95)
| Variable | Total (N = 95) M (SD) | Sandy (N = 43) M (SD) | No Sandy (N = 52) M (SD) | p value |
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| Age of mother | 26.89 (5.86) | 28.07 (6.01) | 25.95 (5.62) | .08 |
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| Parity | 2.89 (2.02) | 2.72 (1.83) | 3.04 (2.17) | .90 |
| EPDSa | 4.27 (5.46) | 4.46 (6.35) | 4.11 (4.66) | .77 |
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| Race | .14 | |||
| Asian | 7 (7.4) | 6 (14) | 1 (1.9) | |
| Black | 26 (27.4) | 9 (20.9) | 17 (32.7) | |
| Hispanic | 49 (51.6) | 21 (48.8) | 28 (53.8) | |
| White | 8 (8.4) | 5 (11.6) | 3 (5.8) | |
| Other | 5 (5.3) | 2 (4.7) | 3 (5.8) | |
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| Marital status | <.001 | |||
| Married | 36 (37.9) | 26 (60.5) | 10 (19.2) | |
| Common law | 6 (6.3) | 5 (11.6) | 1 (1.9) | |
| Single | 53 (55.8) | 12 (27.9) | 41 (78.8) | |
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| Education | <.001 | |||
| Some high school | 17 (17.9) | 3 (7) | 14 (26.9) | |
| High school /GED diploma | 20 (21.1) | 6 (14) | 14 (26.9) | |
| Some college | 29 (30.5) | 11 (25.6) | 18 (34.6) | |
| Associate's | 11 (11.6) | 6 (14) | 5 (9.6) | |
| Bachelor | 10 (10.5) | 9 (20.9) | 1 (1.9) | |
| Graduate | 8 (8.4) | 8 (18.6) | 0 | |
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| Sex of child | .15 | |||
| Female | 52 (54.7) | 20 (46.5) | 32 (61.5) | |
| Male | 43 (45.3) | 23 (53.5) | 20 (38.5) | |
Note. EPDS = Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale; GED = General Educational Development.
a
Assessed at 6 months postpartum.