Descriptive Statistics for Maternal Stress and Family Factors

Descriptive Statistics of Variables of Interest contains survey data from 707 low-income, overweight or obese pregnant and postpartum women. The data was collected by Mei-Wei Chang and last updated on figshare in May 2026. It includes validated measures of relationship satisfaction, family functioning, communication, stress, and anxiety.

Use Cases

• Analyze associations between relationship satisfaction and stress/anxiety based on regression results.
• Compare psychological factors between pregnant and postpartum cohorts based on the separate analyses mentioned.
• Investigate the role of family functioning in maternal mental health based on the described survey measures.

Strengths

• Dataset includes 707 participants (342 pregnant, 365 postpartum), providing a substantial sample size.
• Uses validated surveys for measuring psychological constructs, as stated in the description.
• Regression analysis results (beta coefficients and p-values) are explicitly provided for key relationships.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data is limited to a specific demographic (low-income, overweight/obese pregnant/postpartum women).

Provenance

Source

Mei-Wei Chang

Collection Method

Survey data collected from participants.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-19 17:26:28; freshness should be verified.