Perceived Stress and Neuroticism in a Racially Diverse Sample: Is There Evidence of a Shared Latent Construct?

Poster Session IV

Keyword: Stress

Abstract: Theory and evidence suggest perceived stress and neuroticism share substantial variance, confounding stress measurement. In exploratory bifactor analysis of responses from 670 diverse adults, both measures loaded robustly on a general factor (negative emotionality) with measure-specific factors for low self-efficacy and low self-esteem, indicating significant overlap but also distinct variance.

• Christopher Meneses (Presenting Author)
• Elli Cole (Author)
• Gail Corneau (Author)
• Lisa Starr (Author)
• Tom Olino (Author)
• Suzanne Vrshek-Schallhorn (Author)