Table 1.
BCEs Items and Frequencies for Homeless Parents Compared With Pilot Sample of Pregnant Women
| Item | Question | Homeless parents (n = 50) |
Pregnant womena (n = 101) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | At least one caregiver with whom you felt safe | 94% | 90% |
| 2 | At least one good friend | 86% | 87% |
| 3 | Beliefs that gave you comfort | 76% | 69% |
| 4 | Enjoyment of school | 68% | 67% |
| 5 | At least one teacher who cared | 86% | 82% |
| 6 | Good neighbors | 66% | 59% |
| 7 | An adult (not a parent/caregiver or the person from #1) who could provide you with support or advice | 68% | 78% |
| 8 | Opportunities to have a good time | 80% | 86% |
| 9 | Like yourself or feel comfortable with yourself | 64% | 67% |
| 10 | Predictable home routine, like regular meals and a regular bedtime | 68%* M = 7.56 |
81%* M = 7.84 |
Note. χ2 analyses compared the rates of individual BCEs in the two samples. Homeless parents endorsed BCEs item 10 at a significantly lower rate than pregnant women (* p < .05). For exact wording of scale items for the complete BCEs instrument, see Narayan et al. (2018).