Table 1 Mental wellbeing items – factor loadings from exploratory factor analysis (Principal axis factoring, oblique rotation*, pairwise deletion of cases). Weighted data
From: Four scales measuring mental wellbeing in the Nordic countries: do they tell the same story?
Scale | Item | Factor number | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | ||
Life satisfaction | 1. Worst to best possible life | .42 | -.20 | .19 |
WHO Wellbeing Index | 1. Cheerful and in good spirits | .74 | -.06 | .04 |
2. Calm and relaxed | .59 | -.06 | .11 | |
3. Active and vigorous | .75 | .03 | .01 | |
4. Wake up feeling fresh and rested | .62 | -.10 | -.02 | |
5. Daily life filled with things that interest me | .70 | .06 | .07 | |
HBSC Health Complaints Scale | 1. Headache | -.05 | -.70 | -.03 |
2. Stomachache | -.08 | -.70 | .04 | |
3. Backache | -.03 | -.54 | .00 | |
4. Feeling low | .24 | -.57 | .05 | |
5. Irritable | .17 | -.61 | -.02 | |
6. Nervous | .07 | -.62 | .04 | |
7. Sleeping difficulties | .16 | -.47 | .00 | |
8. Dizziness | -.06 | -.71 | 03 | |
Short Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale (SWEMWBS) | 1. Optimistic about the future | .06 | .03 | .71 |
2. Feeling useful | .13 | -.01 | .72 | |
3. Feeling relaxed | .20 | -.13 | .52 | |
4. Dealing with problems well | .01 | -.04 | .77 | |
5. Thinking clearly | -.01 | -.06 | .78 | |
6. Feeling close to other people | .10 | .03 | .63 | |
7. Able to make up my mind | -.13 | .01 | .79 | |