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Table 6 Scale floor and ceiling effects on total and sub-scales by subgroups

From: Psychometric evaluation of the Mental Health Continuum-Short Form (MHC-SF) in Chinese adolescents – a methodological study

 

EWB

SWB

PWB

Total score

% Floor

% Ceiling

% Floor

% Ceiling

% Floor

% Ceiling

% Floor

% Ceiling

Total

1.1

24.7

1.4

8.3

0.7

11.9

0.6

5.3

Age

        

Grade 8

1.2

28.7

1.4

10.3

0.7

13.7

0.5

6.6

Grade 10

0.9

19.2

1.2

5.8

0.5

9.5

0.5

3.5

Gender

        

Female

0.4

22.7

0.7

6.5

0.3

10.2

0.2

3.9

Male

1.8

26.9

2.1

10.3

1.1

13.9

1.0

6.8