Table 2.
SSNR Latent Variable Summaries and Descriptive Statistics
| First-order SSNR latent variables | Measured variable indicators (α for scales) | Variable description | Score range | Mean (SD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Care and support from family | Warmth and care from mother (6 items, α=.924, n=337) | Mother spoke in a warm friendly voice; seemed emotionally cold (reversed); was affectionate; enjoyed talking things over; could make someone feel better when upset; seemed to understand problems/worries. | 1 – 4 | 3.31 (0.73) |
| Warmth and care from father (6 items, α=.921, n=282) | Father spoke in a warm friendly voice; seemed emotionally cold (reversed); was affectionate; enjoyed talking things over; could make someone feel better when upset; seemed to understand problems/worries. | 1 – 4 | 3.07 (0.81) | |
| Warmth and care from sibling (6 items, α=.898, N=329) | Sibling spoke in a warm friendly voice; seemed emotionally cold (reversed); was affectionate; enjoyed talking things over; could make someone feel better when upset; seemed to understand problems/worries. | 1 – 4 | 3.33 (0.78) | |
| Family care (4 items, α=.894, n=357) | Family cares; can rely on them for help; can open up to them if you need to talk about worries. | 1 – 4 | 3.33 (0.73) | |
| 2. Relationship quality and support | Close relationships | Maintaining close relationships has been difficult, frustrating (single item, reversed scored). | 1 – 6 | 3.84 (1.82) |
| Warm relationships | I have not experienced many warm/trusting relationships (single item, reversed scored). | 1 – 6 | 3.92 (1.97) | |
| Supportive friends (4 items, α=.874, n=338) | Friends care, understand the way you feel; can rely on them for help with a serious problem; can open up to them to talk about worries. | 1 – 4 | 3.32 (0.76) | |
| 3. Give and receive support | Provide emotional support | Provide informal/emotional support to spouse or partner, parents, in-laws, (grand)children, other family member or close friends (count of relationships). | 1 – 6 | 3.74 (1.33) |
| Receive emotional support | Receive informal/emotional support from spouse or partner, parents, in-laws, (grand)children, other family member or close friends (count of relationships). | 0 – 6 | 3.35 (1.38) | |
| Provide instrumental support | Provide unpaid assistance to spouse or partner, parents, in-laws, (grand)children, other family member or close friends (count of relationships). | 0 – 6 | 2.96 (1.46) | |
| Receive instrumental support | Receive unpaid assistance from spouse or partner, parents, in-laws, (grand)children, other family member or close friends (count of relationships). | 0 – 6 | 2.37 (1.47) | |
| 4. Transitions and changes | Caretaker changes/stability | Transitions involving family and friends, foster placements, and institutional placements to age 18 (count of occurrences; lower scores reflect fewer changes/more stability). | 1 – 22 | 4.67 (4.01) |
| Residence changes/stability | Total number of residence moves a child experienced up to age 18 (count of occurrences; lower scores reflect fewer changes/more stability). | 1 – 73 | 6.57 (6.22) | |
| School changes/stability | Total number of schools a child attended up to age 18 (count of occurrences; lower scores reflect fewer changes/more stability). | 2 – 20 | 5.45 (2.11) |