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Table 1 MADRES Real-Time and Personal Sampling Study EMA Items

From: Within-subject effects of environmental and social stressors on pre- and post-partum obesity-related biobehavioral responses in low-income Hispanic women: protocol of an intensive longitudinal study

Variable (Subscale)

Item

Response Options

Sleep Quality

1. What time did you fall asleep last night?

2. What time did you wake up this morning?

Time Input (00:00)

How many times did you wake up during the night?

Select number

Compared to a typical night over the past month, how well did you sleep last night?

Much worse than usual

A little worse than usual

About the same as usual

A little better than usual

Much better than usual

MicroPEM Compliance

Where did you put the air sampling bag when you were sleeping?

Next to me

Same room

Somewhere else

Affective and Physical Feeling States [75, 76]

Right before the phone went off, how (HAPPY, FRUSTRATED/ANGRY, STRESSED, CALM/RELAXED, SAD/DEPRESSED, TIRED, ENERGETIC, PHYSICAL PAIN,

NAUSEOUS) were you feeling?

Not at all

A little

Quite a bit

Extremely

Perceived Stress [37]

1. How certain do you feel that you can deal with all the things that you have to do RIGHT NOW?

2. How confident do you feel about your ability to handle all of the demands on you RIGHT NOW?

Not at all

A little

Quite a bit

Extremely

Stressful Events

Since waking up this morning (Over the last 2 HOURS), has anything STRESSFUL happened to you?

Yes

No

Daily Stressors [77]

Since waking up this morning (Over the last 2 HOURS) which of these things caused you stress? (check all that apply)

Work at home

Work at a job

Demands made by your family

Tension with a coworker

Tension with a spouse

Tension with your children

Something else

None of these things

Eating and Physical Activity Behavior

Since waking up this morning (Over the last 2 HOURS), which of these things have you done? (check all that apply)

TV, VIDEOS or VIDEO GAMES

EXERCISE or SPORTS

Eaten CHIPS or FRIES

Eaten PASTRIES, PAN DULCE or SWEETS

Eaten FAST FOOD

Eaten FRUITS or VEGETABLES

Drank SODA or ENERGY DRINKS (not counting diet)

None of these things

Time Use

Since waking up this morning (Over the last 2 HOURS), which have you done? (check all that apply)

Errands/shopping

Took children to lessons/classes/activities

Cooking or heating food indoors

Other

Vacuuming/dusting

Housework/chores

Work for a job

Took care of an infant/toddler

None of these

Physical Context [78]

Where were you just before the phone went off?

Home (Indoors)

Home (Outdoors)

Work (Indoors)

Outdoors (not at home)

Car/Bus/Train

Other

Social Context [78]

Who were you with just before the phone went off? (check all that apply)

Spouse or partner

Your child (ren)

Other family members (for example: nephews, cousins, aunts)

Friend(s)

Coworkers

Other types of acquaintances

People you don’t know

I was alone

Safety [79]

How safe do you feel where you are right now?

Very unsafe

Somewhat unsafe

Somewhat safe

Very safe

MicroPEM Compliance

Over the past 2 HOURS, how much time did you wear the air sampling bag?

All the time

Some of the time

None of the time

If you did not wear the air sampling bag sometime over the past 2 HOURS, where did you put it?

Right next to me

Same room but not right next to me

Somewhere else

I wore it all the time

If you were home sometime over the past 2 h, which of the following did you have (check all that apply)

Window(s) or doors open

Air conditioning turned on

Fan Turned on

I was not home at all