The Validity of Measures of Socioeconomic Status of Adolescents

By M. Ensminger, C. Forrest, A. Riley, M. Kang, B. Green, B. Starfield, S. Ryan. 2000

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Subfields: Education, Health, Social Psychology

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Citations in the corpus

• An examination of the validity of the Family Affluence Scale II (FAS II) in a general adolescent population of Canada (2009, background): “From a lifecourse perspective (Kuh and Ben-Schlomo 2004), available resources for good health are important at every age, from the intrauterine environment (Barker 1998) to old age ( Dannefer 2003 ).”
• A Multilevel Examination of Racial Disparities in High School Discipline: Black and White Adolescents’ Perceived Equity, School Belonging, and Adjustment Problems (2017, unknown): “Receipt of FARMs has been shown to be valid indicator of low household income (Ensminger et al., 2000).”
• Students' Perceptions of Teacher Support Across the Transition from Primary to Secondary School (2010, background): “Ensminger et al. (2000) investigated the validity of self-reported SES among students aged 10–19 by comparing the student’s report with their mother’s report of income, and found relatively close correlations.”
• A Multilevel Study of Predictors of Student Perceptions of School Climate: The Effect of Classroom-Level Factors (2008, background): “The receipt of free or subsidized lunches has been shown to be a good marker for low household income (Ensminger et al., 2000).”
• Socioeconomic Status and Academic Achievement: A Meta-Analytic Review of Research (2005, background): “In a recent study, Ensminger et al. (2000) examined the extent to which adolescents accurately report their family’s SES.”
• An Exploratory Study about Inaccuracy and Invalidity in Adolescent Self-Report Surveys (2006, background): “These studies suggest that between 18% and 28% of adolescents give invalid SAQ responses, depending on the sensitivity of the questions asked (Hser 1993; Ensminger et al. 2000; Miller et al. 2001).”