title: The structure of thriving/distress among low-income women at 3 months after giving birth.
abstract: This article explores the dimensionality of thriving among low-income Anglo, African American, and Hispanic women using factor analysis of psychosocial, behavioral, and weight measures at 3 months postpartum. Three factors were extracted for each ethnic group. The first and most robust factor was psychosocial distress, which encompassed stress, depressive symptoms, (low) social support, (unhealthy) lifestyle, and (less favorable) body image. For Anglo and Hispanic women, self-regulation also loaded on the distress factor. The findings suggest that interventions to ameliorate psychosocial distress among low-income women, regardless of ethnicity, may need to consider a comprehensive range of intervention content.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, The University of Texas, Austin, TX 78701, USA. lwalker@mail.nur.utexas.edu
authors.forename: Lorraine O
authors.initials: LO
authors.lastname: Walker
authors.forename: Bobbie Sue
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Sterling
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American / Q000523:psychology*; D001828:Body Image; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D008603:Mental Health; D049590:Postpartum Period / Q000523:psychology*; D011203:Poverty; D011584:Psychology; D013315:Stress, Psychological; D013781:Texas / Q000208:ethnology; D044465:White People / Q000523:psychology*