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Table 2 Descriptive statistics of responses

From: Measuring mental well-being in Sri Lanka: validation of the Warwick Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale (WEMWBS) in a Sinhala speaking community

Item

Item wording

n

Percentages

Mean

Standard Deviation

Skewness

Kurtosis

None of the time

Rarely

Some of the time

Often

All of the time

1

I’ve been feeling optimistic about the future

294

4.8

7.5

32.3

38.8

16.7

3.55

1.00

-0.57

0.15

2

I’ve been feeling useful

294

1.7

5.1

26.2

42.9

24.1

3.82

0.91

-0.59

0.26

3

I’ve been feeling relaxed

294

6.5

8.8

32.3

31.3

21.1

3.51

1.11

-0.48

-0.28

4

I’ve been feeling interested in other people

294

2.4

8.2

28.6

35.4

25.5

3.73

1.00

-0.49

-0.23

5

I’ve had energy to spare

294

4.4

9.5

31.3

34.4

20.4

3.56

1.05

-0.47

-0.21

6

I’ve been dealing with problems well

294

2.4

5.4

20.4

43.9

27.9

3.89

0.95

-0.83

0.60

7

I’ve been thinking clearly

294

1.7

7.5

27.9

40.1

22.8

3.74

0.94

-0.49

-0.09

8

I’ve been feeling good about myself

294

3.4

3.7

18.7

37.1

37.1

4.00

1.00

-1.03

0.87

9

I’ve been feeling close to other people

294

2.4

11.6

28.9

38.4

18.7

3.59

0.99

-0.41

-0.32

10

I’ve been feeling confident

294

2.0

4.4

15.6

37.1

40.8

4.10

0.95

-1.07

0.91

11

I’ve been able to make up mind about things

294

2.0

4.1

23.1

50.7

20.1

3.82

0.86

-0.79

1.04

12

I’ve been feeling loved

294

2.4

8.8

24.8

37.1

26.9

3.77

1.01

-0.58

-0.19

13

I’ve been interested in new things

294

2.7

9.9

22.1

36.4

28.9

3.78

1.05

-0.64

-0.22

14

I’ve been feeling cheerful

294

3.4

6.5

31.3

37.8

21.1

3.66

0.99

-0.54

0.11

  1. n- valid cases