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. 2020 Aug 1;277:5–13. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2020.07.126

Table 1.

Sample characteristics. Mean, standard deviation, and range are provided for key demographic characteristics and depression and anxiety symptoms in the sample. The number of datapoints available for each comparison is also given. .

Measure n Mean Standard deviation Range Cronbach's Alpha
Gestation (weeks) 1987 22.5 8.4 4–35.9
Age (years) 1900 32.4 4.2 18.6–47.6
Anxiety and Depression Symptoms
Pregnancy-related anxiety questionnaire 1757 19.1 5.1 8–38 0.82
Edinburgh postnatal depression scale (EPDS) 1764 10.7 5.3 0–30 0.88
PROMIS anxiety T-scores 1757 60.1 8.1 36–83 0.94
COVID-19 Stressors
Job loss due to COVID-19 1581 254 yes / 1327 no
Threat to own life from COVID-19 1795 46.4 24.3 0–100
Threat to baby's life from COVID-19 1793 51.7 25.1 0–100
Strained relationship with partner during COVID-19* 1735 56.3 21.3 0–100
Social isolation due to COVID-19 1785 64.1 26.1 0–100
Concerned not receiving necessary care due to COVID-19 1585 35.7 27.6 0–100
Resilience Factors
Physical activity (total score from Godin) 1947 33.1 21.2 0–119
Partner social support (SSEQ Total support) 1685 55.8 14.9 4–80 0.94
General social support (ISEL) 1674 34.1 6.3 6–42 0.88

*Relationship strain was measured on a scale of 0–100, with 0 being It has strained our relationship and 100 being it has brought us closer together; 50 was not much has changed; so values <50 indicate strain and values >50 indicate closeness. All other COVID-19 stressors were measured from 0 [not at all] to 100 [very much so] with higher values indicating more strain.