Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10) psychometric properties in migrants and native Germans

BMC Psychiatry

Table 1 Descriptive Characteristics

		Natives	Migrant	t-test	p
		N = 2195	N = 328
		87%	13%
Gender	Male	46.33	48.48	0.72	0.46
Gender	Female	53.67	51.52
Age	Mean	49.86	46.46	3.23	0.001***
	SD	17.74	18.19
	Range	14–95	14–86
Marital Status	Single	27.47	25.91	2.48	0.01**
	Married	45.15	52.44
	Separated^a	2.28	0.91
	Divorced	13.90	13.72
	Widowed	11.12	7.01
Education	Less than 10	36.99	47.56	1.30	0.19
In years	10–13	50.48	37.50
	Greater than 13	10.11	10.6
	Other	2.41	4.88
Employment	Full-time	39.91	35.06	−1.88	0.06
	Part-time	11.75	12.80
	Hourly	2.51	3.35
	Volunteer^b	0.78	0.92
	Unemployed	5.60	8.54
	Retired	29.25	20.73
	Household^c	3.51	7.93
	Apprenticeship	1.18	3.05
	Student	5.10	7.32
Household Income^d	< 750 €	3.98	3.76	−0.21	0.82
	750 to < 1250 €	15.21	12.23
	1250 to < 2000 €	26.82	32.29
	≥ 2000 €	54.01	51.72
Religion^e	Protestant	38.77	17.99	−2.50	0.01**
	Catholic	31.25	35.06
	Muslim	0.18	17.68
	Other	0.46	9.76
	No religion	29.09	18.77

Note ^a separated but still legally married; ^b Volunteer includes those on parental leave; ^c Household refers to those not working but not unemployed; ^d Household income per month; ^e 12 participants did not respond, i.e. 9 German natives and 3 migrants

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