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Table 2 Descriptive values for all the items included in the questionnaire, divided by country of origin of participants

From: Global mental health: an improved measure of well-being in multiple languages

Variable / Level

Overall

Country-specific

  

Brazil

Uganda

Colombia

United Kingdom

Participants

381

161 (42.3%)

78 (20.5%)

86 (22.6%)

56 (14.7%)

Gender

 Female

230 (60.4%)

106 (65.8%)

30 (38.5%)

66 (76.7%)

26 (48.1%)

 Age

21.65 (1.79)

21.13 (1.88)

22.46 (1.38)

21.87 (1.96)

21.70 (1.18)

Employment

 Employed

160 (42.0%)

50 (31.1%)

18 (23.1%)

79 (91.9%)

13(23.2%)

Education

159 (41.7%)

73 (45.3%)

38 (48.7%)

7 (8.1%)

41(73.2%)

 Seeking employment

37 (9.7%)

16 (9.9%)

8 (10.3%)

0 (0%)

1 (1.8%)

Huppert & So[4]scale

 Competence

4.94 (1.23)

4.89 (1.17)

4.69 (1.19)

5.02 (1.51)

5.32 (.77)

 Emotional stability

4.50 (1.25)

4.31 (1.27)

4.74 (1.10)

4.97 (1.26)

4.09 (1.13)

 Engagement

4.71 (1.20)

4.67 (1.11)

4.40 (1.28)

5.58(1.28)

4.18 (1.07)

 Meaning

5.33 (1.13)

5.26 (1.20)

5.30 (1.18)

4.77 (.95)

4.93 (.89)

 Optimism

5.34 (1.15)

5.15 (1.27)

5.39 (1.01)

5.71 (1.09)

5.27 (.96)

 Positive emotion

5.13 (1.1)

5.07 (1.14)

5.09 (.91)

5.47 (1.09)

4.88 (1.13)

 Positive relationships

5.31 (1.25)

5.42 (1.31)

4.99 (1.15)

5.40 (1.21)

5.30 (1.22)

 Resilience

4.66 (1.18)

4.55 (1.22)

4.50 (1.16)

4.93 (1.13)

4.67 (1.13)

 Self esteem

5.02 (1.22)

4.76 (1.20)

5.37 (1.06)

5.31 (1.20)

4.82 (1.34)

 Vitality

4.62 (1.27)

4.19 (1.36)

4.95 (1.01)

5.06 (1.18)

4.75 (1.13)

Five Ways

 Learn

5.42 (1.05)

5.11 (1.04)

5.49 (.95)

6.04 (.95)

5.29 (.96)

 Take notice

4.68 (1.26)

4.35 (1.25)

4.90 (1.24)

4.98 (1.19)

4.84 (1.23)

 Give

5.56 (.92)

5.71 (.86)

5.31 (.96)

5.58 (.99)

5.46 (.89)

 Connect

5.00 (1.29)

4.72 (1.41)

5.05 (1.26)

5.20 (1.20)

5.41 (.91)

 Be active

5.20 (1.96)

5.11 (2.08)

5.20 (1.82)

5.40 (1.88)

5.20 (1.95)

  1. Note. Values presented are M (SD) for continuous variables and number of participants and percentage over total sample for categorical variables. The highest average for each item is bolded