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Table 1 The Mental Health Self-efficacy Scale (MHSES): Items and results of exploratory FA
| MHSES items | Factor loadings | Communalities | Cronbach’s alpha if item deleted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Please read each question and rate how confident you are that, on an average day in the next month, you will be able to do the following things. | |||
| On an average day in the next month, how confident are you that… | |||
| 1. You can keep your stress, anxiety or depression from interfering with the things that you want to do? | .75 | .56 | .88 |
| 2. You can do the different tasks and activities needed to manage your stress, anxiety or depression so as to reduce your need to see a doctor? | .89 | .80 | .86 |
| 3. You can do things other than just taking medicine to reduce how much your stress, anxiety or depression affects your everyday life? | .73 | .53 | .88 |
| 4. You can make your days at least moderately enjoyable? | .74 | .54 | .87 |
| 5. You will have moderate amounts of time where you do not experience stress, anxiety or depression? | .61 | .37 | .89 |
| 6. You will be able to effectively manage any stress, anxiety or depression that you do experience? | .85 | .72 | .86 |
