title: A Pilot Test of the Everyday Stressors Index-Spanish Version in a Sample of Hispanic Women Attending Prenatal Care.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  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.
authors.affiliation: University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, USA.
authors.forename: María L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Gómez
authors.forename: Kristin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ashford
authors.forename: Ana M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Linares
authors.forename: Lynne A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Hall
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D006630:Hispanic or Latino; D006801:Humans; D007802:Language; D008875:Middle Aged; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000523:psychology*; D011295:Prenatal Care; D025341:Principal Component Analysis; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000150:complications*; D055815:Young Adult