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Table 1 Descriptive statistics of the SOC-13 scale (N = 293)

From: Analysis of the psychometric properties of the Sense of Coherence scale (SOC-13) in patients with cardiovascular risk factors: a study of the method effects associated with negatively worded items

Item

 

Minimum

Maximum

Mean

SE

SD

Skewness

Kurtosis

% of responses with value 1

% of responses with value 7

1

Do you have the feeling that you really don't care about what is going on around you?

1

7

5.83

0.11

1.83

− 1.401

0.659

4.8

61.8

2

Has it happened in the past that you were surprised by the behavior of people whom you thought you knew well?

1

7

4.65

0.11

1.82

− 0.354

− 0.891

6.8

20.1

3

Has it happened that people whom you counted on disappointed you?

1

7

4.81

0.11

1.87

− 0.465

− 0.945

5.8

24.9

4

Until now, your life has had: no clear goals—very clear goals and purpose

1

7

5.16

0.10

1.76

− 0.764

− 0.339

5.1

30.7

5

Do you have the feeling that you are being treated unfairly?

1

7

5.65

0.11

1.94

− 1.242

0.203

6.8

57.0

6

Do you feel that you are in an unfamiliar situation and don't know what to do?

1

7

5.63

0.11

1.87

− 1.255

0.381

6.5

52.2

7

Doing the things you do every day is: a source of deep pleasure and satisfaction—a source of pain and boredom

1

7

5.46

0.09

1.66

− 0.978

0.182

3.8

37.9

8

Do you have very mixed-up feelings and ideas?

1

7

5.06

0.12

2.10

− 0.665

− 0.979

9.2

41.0

9

Does it happen that you experience feelings that you would rather not have to endure?

1

7

5.33

0.12

1.98

− 0.851

− 0.658

5.8

47.1

10

Many people, even those with a strong character, sometimes feel like losers in certain situations. How often have you felt this way in the past?

1

7

5.23

0.11

1.94

− 0.862

− 0.527

6.8

37.2

11

When certain events occurred, have you generally found that: you overestimated or underestimated their importance-you assessed the situation correctly?

1

7

4.48

0.13

2.27

− 0.262

− 1.493

14

31.7

12

How often do you feel that there is little meaning in the things you do in your daily life?

1

7

5.93

0.09

1.61

− 1.588

1.733

3.8

57.3

13

How often do you have feelings that you are not sure you can control?

1

7

5.81

0.10

1.76

− 1.436

0.927

4.4

56.7

  1. Scale range: 1–7
  2. SE standard error, SD standard deviation