Research Article

The Poverty-Related Stress Scale: Development and Validation of a Multidimensional Measure Assessing Poverty-Related Stressors

Table 11

Concurrent and predictive validity: the relationships between poverty-related stress dimensions and theoretically salient concepts (depression, anxiety, and flourishing).

Regression pathStandardized
βS.E.-value

Concurrent validity
 Noise disturbance time 1Depression time 10.220.161.350.68
 Home dysfunction time 1Depression time 10.110.150.72
 Financial distress time 1Depression time 10.550.143.96
 Noise disturbance time 1Anxiety time 10.190.181.070.80
 Home dysfunction time 1Anxiety time 10.370.172.24
 Financial distress time 1Anxiety time 10.410.123.45
 Noise disturbance time 1Flourishing time 1-0.320.21-1.520.08
 Home dysfunction time 1Flourishing time 1-0.070.13-0.49
 Financial distress time 1Flourishing time 1-0.440.17-2.61
 Noise disturbance time 2Depression time 20.460.152.870.46
 Home dysfunction time 2Depression time 20.160.111.64
 Financial distress time 2Depression time 20.420.103.51
 Noise disturbance time 2Anxiety time 20.420.152.870.72
 Home dysfunction time 2Anxiety time 20.180.111.64
 Financial distress time 2Anxiety time 20.350.103.51
 Noise disturbance time 2Flourishing time 2-0.470.20-2.310.13
 Home dysfunction time 2Flourishing time 2-0.430.20-2.12
 Financial distress time 2Flourishing time 2-0.180.11-1.67
Predictive validity
 Noise disturbance time 1Depression time 20.150.230.660.34
 Home dysfunction time 1Depression time 20.020.220.08
 Financial distress time 1Depression time 20.450.130.13
 Noise disturbance time 1Anxiety time 20.250.211.190.55
 Home dysfunction time 1Anxiety time 20.680.242.85
 Financial distress time 1Anxiety time 20.360.221.59
 Noise disturbance time 1Flourishing time 2-0.540.29-1.820.16
 Home dysfunction time 1Flourishing time 2-0.600.32-1.87
 Financial distress time 1Flourishing time 2-0.320.22-1.47

Note: β = standardized beta; S.E. = standard error; R2 = variance, = p is significant at the 0.01 level.