Table 4.

SOIS Descriptive Statistics, Internal Consistency, Two-week Test-retest Reliability, Item-scale Correlations, and Correlations with Modified Perceived Stress Scale

Scales (# of items)1	Mean (SD)	Observed range	Internal consistency reliability: Cronbach's α	2-week test-retest reliability2	Range of item-scale correlations	Correlations with modified Perceived Stress Scale
Limited English proficiency (3)	3.78 (1.11)	1-5	0.88	0.96	0.72 - 0.83	0.25**
Lack of legal immigrant status (5)	4.12 (1.03)	1-5	0.81	0.94	0.51- 0.64	0.18*
Disadvantages in the workplace (4)	3.79 (1.26)	1-5	0.90	0.92	0.74 - 0.84	0.30**
Yearning for family & home country (2)	4.40 (1.03)	1-5	0.93	0.97	0.87	0.19**
Cultural dissonance with the US (7)	3.61 (1.08)	1-5	0.92	0.94	0.70 - 0.81	0.40**
Summary (total) score (21)	3.87 (0.92)	1-5	0.94	0.97	0.43 - 0.76	0.35**
Short Form (5)	3.96 (0.98)	1-5	0.79	0.94	0.46 - 0.68	0.36**

¹Possible range is 1-5 with a higher score indicating more stress.

²Tested in a random subsample of 20 women.

^*p < 0.05

^**p < 0.01