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Table 1 Item level descriptive statistics

From: Measuring mental well-being in Norway: validation of the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale (WEMWBS)

WEMWBS item

None of the time, % (n)

Rarely, % (n)

Some of the time, % (n)

Often, % (n)

All of the time, % (n)

Mean (SD)

Skewness

(z-score)

Kurtosis

(z-score)

1. I’ve been feeling optimistic about the future

8.9 (69)

31.8 (248)

39.7 (309)

17.6 (137)

2.1 (16)

2.72 (.92)

0.69

- 2.27

2. I’ve been feeling useful

7.4 (58)

31.9 (249)

41.3 (326)

17.4 (136)

1.4 (11)

2.73 (.88)

0.17

- 2.10

3. I’ve been feeling relaxed

10.7 (83)

43.4 (338)

35.6 (277)

9.3 (72)

1.0 (8)

2.47 (.84)

3.38

- 0.29

4. I’ve been feeling interested in other people

3.6 (28)

21.3 (167)

39.9 (313)

28.1 (220)

7.1 (56)

3.14 (.95)

−0.34

- 2.29

5. I’ve had energy to spare

29.3 (230)

42.1 (331)

22.0 (173)

5.9 (46)

0.8 (6)

2.07 (.90)

6.90

- 0.36

6. I’ve been dealing with problems well

7.3 (57)

26.4 (207)

48.3 (378)

16.3 (128)

1.7 (13)

2.79 (.86)

- 1.22

- 0.43

7. I’ve been thinking clearly

4.6 (36)

18.7 (147)

47.5 (373)

23.4 (184)

5.7 (45)

3.07 (.91)

- 0.55

- 0.01

8. I’ve been feeling good about myself

16.2 (127)

37.6 (295)

34.6 (271)

10.2 (80)

1.4 (11)

2.43 (.93)

2.82

- 1.89

9. I’ve been feeling close to other people

6.0 (47)

22.2 (175)

35.6 (280)

28.8 (227)

7.4 (58)

3.09 (1.02)

- 1.25

- 3.10

10. I’ve been feeling confident

19.6 (154)

41.1 (323)

27.4 (215)

10.1 (79)

1.8 (14)

2.33 (.96)

5.30

- 1.28

11. I’ve been able to make up my own mind about things

3.9 (31)

19.2 (151)

43.4 (341)

24.6 (193)

8.9 (70)

3.15 (.96)

0.28

- 0.15

12. I’ve been feeling loved

7.3 (57)

19.0 (149)

29.9 (235)

27.4 (215)

16.5 (130)

3.27 (1.16)

- 2.07

- 4.53

13. I’ve been interested in new things

18.8 (147)

34.5 (270)

28.8 (225)

13.8 (108)

4.1 (32)

2.50 (1.07)

4.39

- 2.84

14. I’ve been feeling cheerful

3.3 (26)

29.5 (231)

51.3 (402)

14.4 (113)

1.5 (12)

2.81 (.77)

1.17

0.87