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ArticleDepression and anxiety2023

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

Brianna Allen, Jeffrey Klibert, Llewellyn E van Zyl

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Brianna AllenDepartment of Psychology, Georgia Southern University, USA.ORCID 0009-0001-5934-3820
Jeffrey KlibertDepartment of Psychology, Georgia Southern University, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-1998-640X
Llewellyn E van ZylHuman Performance Management, University of Eindhoven, Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0003-3088-3820

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Background: Poverty-related stress plays a pivotal role in mediating the impact of poverty on behavioral health outcomes. However, existing research on adult poverty-related stress suffers from limited scope and inadequate measurement approaches. To address these shortcomings, our study undertakes a comprehensive investigation to develop and validate a multidimensional Poverty-Related Stress Scale (PRSS). Methods: A multistudy research design was employed to develop and validate the PRSS. Study 1 ( Results: The findings consistently supported a hierarchal ESEM model for overall poverty-related stress, reflecting the dynamic interaction among three stressors: noise disturbance, housing dysfunction, and financial distress. This model exhibited temporal invariance, with different studies reliably measuring distinct components of poverty-related stress. Concurrent validity was demonstrated by significant associations between overall poverty-related stress and theoretically relevant constructs, such as depression, anxiety, and flourishing, at different time points. Additionally, predictive validity was established, showing poverty-related stress measured at time 1 accounted for variations in depression, anxiety, and flourishing at time 2. The results provide robust evidence for the validity and reliability of the PRSS as a tool for measuring poverty-related stress and its underlying factors. Conclusions: Our findings offer compelling preliminary support for the utility of our measure. Further research and potential clinical applications are discussed to deepen the understanding of poverty-related stress and its implications for behavioral health outcomes.

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Financial StressPovertyPsychiatric Status Rating ScalesPsychometricsStress, PsychologicalAdolescentAdultAnxietyDepressionFactor Analysis, StatisticalFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedReproducibility of ResultsYoung Adult

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PMID40224613
PMCPMC11922192

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