The Poverty-Related Stress Scale: Development and Validation of a Multidimensional Measure Assessing Poverty-Related Stressors
Table 5
Exploratory factor analysis—factor loadings, item uniqueness, and reliability estimates.
Label
Item content
EFA model 1
Noise disturbance
PRSS 1
I had difficulty sleeping or doing other important things due to noise disturbances inside my home (e.g., crying infants and loud family members).
0.66
0.00
0.15
0.43
PRSS 2
I had difficulty sleeping or doing other important things due to noise disturbances outside my home (e.g., loud neighbors, construction, neighborhood violence, public transportation, and car alarms).
0.68
-0.06
0.19
0.44
PRSS 3
I was reluctant to go home or return home because the noise in my house was uncomfortably loud.
0.74
0.18
-0.07
0.3
PRSS 4
I felt the need to get up and leave when it became noisy in my house.
0.73
0.16
0.02
0.28
PRSS 5
I have felt stressed, irritable, or fatigued by the noise in my home.
0.67
0.04
0.16
0.4
Home dysfunction
PRSS 6
Maintenance workers have condemned or threatened to condemn my home due to structural problems, poor maintenance, or other physical hazards associated with the building itself.
0.11
0.85
-0.18
0.24
PRSS 7
My family and I have been threatened with eviction.
-0.03
0.83
0.04
0.32
PRSS 8
I avoid people living in my home as much as possible
-0.06
0.74
0.02
0.5
PRSS 9
I have not felt as close to a family member or family friend because they are in jail.
-0.02
0.78
0.06
0.38
PRSS 10
I had to take advantage of available garbage bins, charities, soup kitchens, or free events in order to eat.
0.15
0.72
-0.01
0.31
PRSS 11
I have been forced to stay in a homeless shelter, church, other public place, or another person’s home.
0.02
0.74
0.06
0.38
Financial distress
PRSS 12
I had to let go of some hopes and dreams to meet my most basic needs (shelter, food, clothing, etc.)
0.17
-0.01
0.7
0.49
PRSS 13
I have worried about how difficult it would be to move if I had to move suddenly.
0.03
0.16
0.6
0.5
PRSS 14
Financial stress has negatively impacted my family’s relationship.
0.18
0.02
0.6
0.38
PRSS 15
I had to sacrifice or make tough decisions because of a lack of money.
-0.01
0.25
0.65
0.41
Eigenvalues, variances, and reliability estimates
Eigenvalues
7.75
1.57
1.10
(%)
51.69
10.46
7.27
McDonald’s omega
0.89
0.91
0.83
Cronbach’s alpha
0.88
0.91
0.83
Bolded factor loading scores indicate a retained item with the associated factor score.
