Table 4.
Summary of Construct Validity Analyses
|
Type of invariance |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Type of construct validity | MAE and MAS | MAE and EAE | MAS and EAE |
| Dangerous people: Child report | |||
| Percentage foreign born | S&I | S&I | |
| Percentage same household since 1995 | S | S&I | S&I |
| Percentage White | S | S&I | S |
| Percentage of families living in poverty | S | S&I | S |
| Dangerous people: Mother report | |||
| Percentage foreign born | S&I | ||
| Percentage same household since 1995 | S | ||
| Percentage White | S | S | S&I |
| Percentage of families living in poverty | S | S | S&I |
| Sense of safety: Mother report | |||
| Percentage foreign born | S | ||
| Percentage same household since 1995 | S&I | ||
| Percentage White | S&I | S | S |
| Percentage of families living in poverty | S&I | S | S |
| Physical environment: Mother report | |||
| Percentage foreign born | S&I | S | |
| Percentage same household since 1995 | S&I | ||
| Percentage White | S&I | ||
| Percentage of families living in poverty | S&I | ||
Note. MAE = Mexican American English; MAS = Mexican American Spanish; EAE = European American English; S = Slope, I = Intercept.