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Table 5 Partial correlation coefficients—convergent validity

From: The Challenged Sense of Belonging Scale (CSBS)—a validation study in English, Arabic, and Farsi/Dari among refugees and asylum seekers in Germany

 

Related construct

95% conf. interval of Pearson r (N)

English

Arabic

Farsi/Dari

CSBS

Mental Health: MCSa

0.36–0.55 (248)

0.32–0.39 (2645)

0.39–0.54 (401)

CSBS

Life Satisfaction

0.18–0.39 (265)

0.25–0.32 (2731)

0.11–0.29 (431)

CSBS

Number of People with whom to Share Private Thoughts and Feelings

− 0.14 to 0.10 (265)

0.03–0.11 (2734)

− 0.05 to 0.14 (431)

CSBS

Frequency of Contact to People from the Country of Origin

− 0.20 to 0.03 (265)

0.00–0.08 (2727)

− 0.08 to 0.10 (430)

CSBS

Frequency of Contact to Germans

0.11–0.34 (265)

0.13–0.20 (2726)

0.09–0.27 (429)

CSBS

Frequency of Contact to Germans in Friend Group

0.01–0.25 (264)

0.12–0.19 (2711)

0.03–0.22 (424)

  1. All correlation coefficients display partial correlation coefficients; we control for the time since arrival in Germany (in years)
  2. aMental Component Summary Scale within the Short-Form Health Survey (SF-12). Scores range from 0 to 100 (from mental health languishing to flourishing) and its mean represents the average mental health of the German population in 2004 (for details see Tibubos & Kröger, 2020)