Development and validation of a measure of perceived relative deprivation in childhood

Wickham, Sophie, Shevlin, Mark and Bentall, Richard P (2013) Development and validation of a measure of perceived relative deprivation in childhood. Personality and Individual Differences, 55 (4). pp. 399-405. ISSN 0191-8869

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Abstract

Childhood adversity is known to impact psychological functioning and physical health in later life, but research into the mechanisms responsible has been impeded by the absence of a suitable retrospective measure of perceived relative deprivation in childhood. We developed and validated scores of the Perceived Inequality in Childhood Scale (PICS). In total, 683 students from Liverpool University, Liverpool Hope University and the University of East London were sampled by means of online methods. The data were separated using odd-even methods and an exploratory factor analysis identified a 2 factor solution: perceived relative deprivation (12 items) and family social capital (4 items). The measure was then subjected to confirmatory factor analysis and a 3 factor structure was revealed. The scale was further validated against Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) scores of childhood addresses. The PICS is a brief, practical scale suitable for both small and large-scale research studies. © 2013 Elsevier Ltd.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	5202 Biological Psychology, 5205 Social and Personality Psychology, 52 Psychology, Pediatric
Depositing User:	Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited:	11 Jun 2015 15:00
Last Modified:	07 Dec 2024 14:11
DOI:	10.1016/j.paid.2013.03.014
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URI:	https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/2013525