What Is Economic Self-Sufficiency? Validating a Measurement Scale for Policy, Practice, and Research

Hetling, Andrea; Hoge, Gretchen L.; Postmus, Judy L.

doi:10.1080/10875549.2015.1094768

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“…Hetling et al 2016). The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), for example, provides an aggregatelevel definition of self-sufficiency, which concentrates on the "extent of participation in the economy and society and how well individuals are able to get through daily life on their own" (OECD 2007: 21).…”

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Perceived economic self-sufficiency: a country- and generation-comparative approach

Tosun

Arco-Tirado²,

Caserta

et al. 2018

Eur Polit Sci

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Perceived economic self-sufficiency: a country- and generation-comparative approach

Tosun

Arco-Tirado²,

Caserta

et al. 2018

Eur Polit Sci

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“…The cognitive component of PEFD was comprised of two scales: (1) Scale of Financial Security‐10 (SFS‐10; Hetling et al, 2016) and (2) Financial Knowledge Scale. The SFS‐10, derived from the Scale of Economic Self‐Sufficiency developed by Gowdy and Pearlmutter (1993), asked participants about their ability to achieve financially related tasks by indicating 1 ( not at all ) to 5 ( all the time ) using a five‐point scale.…”

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Increasing Financial Empowerment among Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence: A Growth Curve Analysis

Johnson

2020

American J of Comm Psychol

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Financial empowerment interventions are often used with survivors of intimate partner violence (IPV) to improve their financial well‐being. However, few evaluations actually measure financial empowerment as an outcome. Thus, the purpose of this study was to develop and test a conceptual model for financial empowerment and then use the model to evaluate the effectiveness of a financial literacy intervention at increasing financial empowerment for survivors. The conceptual model was guided by Christens’ nomological network for psychological empowerment and included four components: emotional, cognitive, relational, and behavioral. The analyses used data from a randomized controlled trial evaluating Moving Ahead, a financial literacy program developed for IPV survivors (n = 449). To determine whether this intervention was effective at increasing financial empowerment for survivors over time, confirmatory factor analyses were run to test for longitudinal measurement invariance, followed by a curve‐of‐factors growth model (CFM) with assignment as a time‐invariant predictor of change. Strict partial longitudinal measurement invariance was achieved and CFM results found assignment to be significantly associated with both initial status (.054, p = .042) and change over time (.114, p = .000). Results suggest that this conceptual model for financial empowerment fit the data well and the intervention was effective.

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“…An exploratory factor analysis (EFA) was run with this sample and the number of items was reduced from 15 to 14, including three subscales: Ability to Manage Daily/Immediate Financial Needs (seven questions, α = .80), Ability to Have Discretionary Funds (three questions, α = .74), and Ability to Maintain Independent Living (four questions, α = .64). This revised scale was renamed Scale of Economic Self-Sufficiency-14 (SESS-14) (Hetling, Hoge & Postmus, 2016).…”

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Developing and Validating the Scale of Economic Self-Efficacy

Hoge

Stylianou

Hetling

et al. 2017

J Interpers Violence

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Experiencing intimate partner violence (IPV) and financial hardship are often intertwined. The dynamics of an abusive relationship may include economic abuse tactics that compromise a survivor's ability to work, pursue education, have access to financial resources, and establish financial skills, knowledge, and security. An increasingly common goal among programs serving IPV survivors is increasing financial empowerment through financial literacy. However, providing financial education alone may not be enough to improve financial behaviors. Psychological factors also play a role when individuals make financial choices. Economic self-efficacy focuses on the individual's perceived ability to perform economic or financial tasks, and may be considered a primary influence on one's ability to improve financial decisions and behaviors. The current study tests the reliability and validity of a Scale of Economic Self-Efficacy with a sample of female survivors of IPV. This study uses a calibration and validation analysis model including full and split-sample exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses, assesses for internal consistency, and examines correlation coefficients between economic self-efficacy, economic self-sufficiency, financial strain, and difficulty living with income. Findings indicate that the 10-item, unidimensional Scale of Economic Self-Efficacy demonstrates strong reliability and validity among this sample of IPV survivors. An ability to understand economic self-efficacy could facilitate individualized service approaches and allow practitioners to better support IPV survivors on their journey toward financial empowerment. Given the increase in programs focused on assets, financial empowerment, and economic well-being, the Scale of Economic Self-Efficacy has potential as a very timely and relevant tool in the design, implementation, and evaluation of such programs, and specifically for programs created for IPV survivors.

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What Is Economic Self-Sufficiency? Validating a Measurement Scale for Policy, Practice, and Research

Cited by 21 publications

References 27 publications

Perceived economic self-sufficiency: a country- and generation-comparative approach

Perceived economic self-sufficiency: a country- and generation-comparative approach

Increasing Financial Empowerment among Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence: A Growth Curve Analysis

Developing and Validating the Scale of Economic Self-Efficacy

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