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. 2023 Mar 31;11(7):1003. doi: 10.3390/healthcare11071003

Table 3.

Means, standard deviations (SD), Cronbach’s α and McDonald’s ω of BOS items and domains (n = 739).

Item Mean SD Cronbach’s α McDonald’s ω
Overall reliability 2.18 0.767 0.859 0.861

  1. I tended to overthink even the (most) minor of events

 2.35 1.08 0.846 0.848
  • 2.

    I tended to stick to one way of doing or thinking about something

 2.05 1.06 0.845 0.846
  • 3.

    I had racing thoughts (was thinking something a lot)

 2.52 1.09 0.850 0.851
  • 4.

    I felt tired when reading newspapers/magazines

 1.80 1.02 0.849 0.850
  • 5.

    I felt that others were watching me

 1.91 1.03 0.847 0.848
  • 6.

    I easily felt tense in public

 2.09 1.14 0.846 0.847
  • 7.

    I did not like to have leisure time

 2.19 1.18 0.847 0.849
  • 8.

    I tended to walk or move fast

 2.40 1.36 0.841 0.843
  • 9.

    I was not good at waiting

 2.33 1.37 0.843 0.844
  • 10.

    My notebook was full of schedules

 2.12 1.16 0.845 0.847
Domain 1: Excessive thinking 6.92 2.59 0.818 0.908
Domain 2: Hypersensitivity 5.80 2.55 0.821 0.909
Domain 3: Restless behavior 9.04 3.94 0.742 0.889
BOS total score 21.77 7.67 0.769 0.792