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Table 2 Descriptive Characteristics and Factor Loadings of the MHC-SF Items

From: Evaluating the psychometric properties of the mental health continuum-short form (MHC-SF) in Dutch adolescents

In the past month, how often did you feel…

Median

Missing (%)

Factor loadings (Model 3)

Emotional well-being

Psychological well-being

Social well-being

Emotional well-being

 1. Happy

4.00

0.3%

.78

  

 2. Interested in life

4.00

0.5%

.72

  

 3. Satisfied

4.00

0.3%

.79

  

Social well-being

 4. That you had something important to contribute to society

3.00

0.5%

  

.66

 5. That you belonged to a community (like a group of friends, at school or in the neighbourhood)

5.00

0.4%

  

.49

 6. That our society is becoming a better place for people

2.00

0.6%

  

.78

 7. That people are basically good

3.00

0.5%

  

.79

 8. That the way our society works makes sense to you

3.00

0.5%

  

.71

Psychological well-being

 9. That you liked most parts of your personality

4.00

0.6%

 

.78

 

 10. Good at managing the responsibilities of your daily life

4.00

0.6%

 

.69

 

 11. That you had warm and trusting relationships with others

4.00

0.8%

 

.62

 

 12. That you have experiences that challenge you to grow and become a better person

3.00

0.9%

 

.47

 

 13. Confident to think or express your own ideas and opinions

4.00

0.7%

 

.72

 

 14. That your life has a sense of direction or meaning to it

4.00

0.8%

 

.75

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