TY - JOUR
T1 - A Pilot Test of the Everyday Stressors Index-Spanish Version in a Sample of Hispanic Women Attending Prenatal Care
AU - Gómez, María L.
AU - Ashford, Kristin
AU - Linares, Ana M.
AU - Hall, Lynne A.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 Springer Publishing Company.
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - Background and Purpose: Prenatal and postpartum psychosocial stress are associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes. Hispanic women experience higher levels of stress during pregnancy. This pilot study assessed the psychometric characteristics of the Everyday Stressors Index-Spanish (ESI-S) version. Methods: Secondary analysis in a convenience sample, n = 51 women. Results: The ESI-S showed adequate internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha =.86). Two factors accounted for 40% of the item variance. The greatest sources of stress were "having too many responsibilities" and "not enough money for basics". Higher levels of stressors were associated with older age, living without a partner, and working part or full time. The ESI-S was positively correlated with measures of perinatal depression. Conclusions: Findings support the reliability and validity of the newly translated ESI-S.
AB - Background and Purpose: Prenatal and postpartum psychosocial stress are associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes. Hispanic women experience higher levels of stress during pregnancy. This pilot study assessed the psychometric characteristics of the Everyday Stressors Index-Spanish (ESI-S) version. Methods: Secondary analysis in a convenience sample, n = 51 women. Results: The ESI-S showed adequate internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha =.86). Two factors accounted for 40% of the item variance. The greatest sources of stress were "having too many responsibilities" and "not enough money for basics". Higher levels of stressors were associated with older age, living without a partner, and working part or full time. The ESI-S was positively correlated with measures of perinatal depression. Conclusions: Findings support the reliability and validity of the newly translated ESI-S.
KW - Everyday stressors index
KW - Hispanic
KW - Pregnancy
KW - Reliability
KW - Stress
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U2 - 10.1891/1061-3749.23.3.519
DO - 10.1891/1061-3749.23.3.519
M3 - Article
C2 - 26673774
AN - SCOPUS:84952670703
SN - 1061-3749
VL - 23
SP - 519
EP - 531
JO - Journal of Nursing Measurement
JF - Journal of Nursing Measurement
IS - 3
ER -