Table A2 The questions used to... | Emerald Publishing

Table A2

The questions used to operationalize the measurement items

Measurement items	Mean	Median	Standard deviation	SEM
Financial anxiety scale (Archuleta et al., 2013) Measured in a 7-point Likert scale; where 1 = Never, 7 = Always	2.76	2.29	1.48	0.08
I feel anxious about my financial situation	3.88		1.75
I have difficulty sleeping because of my financial situation	2.03		1.47
I have difficulty concentrating on my school/or work because of my financial situation	2.27		1.67
I am irritable because of my financial situation	2.81		1.80
I have difficulty controlling worrying about my financial situation	2.53		1.62
My muscles feel tense because of worries about my financial situation	3.00		1.87
I feel fatigued because I worry about my financial situation	2.65		1.83
Financial knowledge Measured in a 10-point Likert scale; where 1 = No knowledge, 10 = Very knowledgeable
How would you rate your financial knowledge level?	5.14	5.00	1.47	0.08
Monthly income	412.27	287	916.69	49.14

Measurement items	Mean	Median	Standard deviation	SEM
Financial anxiety scale (Archuleta et al., 2013)Measured in a 7-point Likert scale; where 1 = Never, 7 = Always	2.76	2.29	1.48	0.08
I feel anxious about my financial situation	3.88		1.75
I have difficulty sleeping because of my financial situation	2.03		1.47
I have difficulty concentrating on my school/or work because of my financial situation	2.27		1.67
I am irritable because of my financial situation	2.81		1.80
I have difficulty controlling worrying about my financial situation	2.53		1.62
My muscles feel tense because of worries about my financial situation	3.00		1.87
I feel fatigued because I worry about my financial situation	2.65		1.83
Financial knowledgeMeasured in a 10-point Likert scale; where 1 = No knowledge, 10 = Very knowledgeable
How would you rate your financial knowledge level?	5.14	5.00	1.47	0.08
Monthly income	412.27	287	916.69	49.14

Note(s): Standard Error of Mean (SEM)